Shrewsbury relief road: How planning meeting will work, who can speak and for how long
Shropshire Council has confirmed details of who will be able to speak – and for how long – when it decides on controversial plans for the North West Relief Road later this month.
After nearly two years of delays the application is due to go before a specially arranged meeting of the authority's Northern Planning Committee at 2pm on Tuesday, October 31.
The plan is for a road which would complete the ring road around Shrewsbury, and is being put forward by the council itself.
The planning process to get to the committee has been marked by vocal opposition, with campaigners calling for the project to be dropped on a number of grounds – environmental, financial, and also out of concern for the impact on Shrewsbury's drinking water.
The council has now revealed how the meeting, which will take place in Shirehall's Council Chamber, will work.
Members of the public can attend, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
The authority says that proceedings will be live-screened on YouTube for those unable to attend in person.
