New homes planned for agricultural land on edge of north Shropshire village
Plans to build new homes on the edge of a village in north Shropshire have been revealed.
A three-and-a-half-acre plot of agricultural land off Wood Lane in Hinstock, near Market Drayton, is being considered as the location for several new homes.
An outline planning application has been submitted to Shropshire Council by Halls Land and Development Promotions on behalf of the landowners Mr and Mrs Lutner.
As an outline proposal the application aims to establish the principle of development for the site so that details and designs could be finalised in a subsequent application.
While the number of new homes will be decided later too, preliminary designs for the site suggest it is capable of hosting around 21 homes.
That number of homes would make it a "low-density scheme" which Halls says would "reflect the status of the village and the edge-of-village location".
Documents suggest the agents are hoping the scheme could help tackle Shropshire Council's housing shortage.
Shropshire's local plan - an important document outlining future locations for new housing and employment space - was effectively scrapped earlier this year after government planning inspectors raised concerns, mostly about the lack of housing.
With the local authority unable to demonstrate it has enough land earmarked for new homes, any development that is considered "sustainable" is looked upon favourably, and developers have been submitting a range of proposals across the county in a bid to help fill the void.
"Hinstock is a highly sustainable settlement with the capacity to accommodate a suitable level of new housing development," the application documents stated, pointing to a range of services in the village including a village hall, primary school, cricket club, community pub and playground.
The proposal, which is open for public consultation until January 30, is available to view online on Shropshire Council's planning portal (25/04708/OUT).
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