Eighteen new homes rejected despite pleas from young villagers wanting to stay in the area
Plans for a new housing development in a Shropshire village have been rejected despite pleas from locals who said more homes were needed in the area.
Shropshire Council said the proposals for 18 properties at Bank Farm in Worthen - between Shrewsbury and Welshpool - would see the village exceed its housing targets.
Concerns were also raised about the impact on the Grade-II listed Worthen Hall Farmhouse directly opposite.
The plans had attracted 13 letters of support, though the parish council and five members of the public objected.
Supporters urged planners to grant permission for the scheme, saying young people were being forced out of the area where they grew up due to a lack of new homes.
Lillie Ratcliffe said: “I would love to keep living in this beautiful slice of heaven I grew up in, my horses are here, my family is here and all my friends are a stone’s throw away.
