Shropshire Star

Town council's concerns over 'continued uncertainty' for Shifnal over future development plans

A town council has voiced concern over the uncertainty surrounding Shropshire's local plan - and the implications for development in the town.

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Shifnal Town Council has issued a statement following the latest developments with the examination of Shropshire Council's local plan.

Earlier this month planning inspectors triggered huge uncertainty over the much-delayed key proposal.

The local plan is one of the council's most important policies and sets out locations across the authority's area where housing and commercial developments are recommended to take place up until 2038.

The proposed plan is made up of a combined 31,300 homes to be built over that timeframe, along with 320 hectares of employment land.

In their latest letter the inspectors have given the council until the end of this month to set out how it can fix the issues they have highlighted within six months - or they will ask the authority to withdraw the proposal.