Traffic and schools worries over Shrewsbury homes plan
Plans for up to 200 homes next to a hospital and two secondary schools would "increase pressure" on school admissions and healthcare provision, residents have claimed.
Residents believe building the homes between Mousecroft Lane and Longden Road in Shrewsbury, near to the Nuffield Hospital and Priory and Meole Brace secondary schools, would increase congestion at peak times.
They have claimed it would be detrimental to the newly-opened ambulance station maintenance hub on the nearby Abella Business Centre. Wyro Developments Ltd has submitted outline plans for the mixed housing development, which includes new access to Longden Road.
But resident Karin Dawson said: "Longden Road carries a substantial proportion of traffic, is used by all sorts of vehicles coming in and out of Shrewsbury and at school times is clogged, particularly in winter.
"More cars exiting from new development would increase accidents and the narrow carriageways would be unable to cope with the volume of traffic.
"The area supports two schools, a doctors' surgery and a dentist which can barely cater at present for the population locally.
"This is a proposal which will increase pressure on all services including school admissions and healthcare provision."
Mrs Dawson added: "The development on this field seems to be opportunistic. There is insidious creep on to rural/greenfield areas purely because they exist. Badger setts are established here as are ancient hedgerows along Mousecroft Lane."
Reverend David Farley said: "This proposed development will adversely affect the already congested roads round this site.
"This will increase the traffic in Mousecroft Lane which is used as a short cut to the A5, and which is already dangerous for pedestrians.
"It will increase the already congested Longden Road where there are queues in peak period, and an ambulance station."
