Demolition plans for former 'unsafe' former manufacturing site withdrawn
Plans to demolish buildings at an “unsafe” former manufacturing site have been withdrawn.
The derelict former AGA Rayburn foundry works in Coalbrookdale closed in 2017, bringing to an end more than 300 years of industrial history of various types on the site.
Shropshire Homes submitted an application to Telford & Wrekin Council, saying the structures were in danger of collapse.
The firm also raised concerns over difficulties keeping intruders out of the site, arguing that the decaying structures pose a danger to surveyors and visitors.
“Although vacant, the site requires periodic access for security purposes and for visitors accessing the site to carry out survey works and investigations,” said Carl Hanson, from structural consultant firm, Cox Baker.
