More details revealed for plan to build almost 300 homes on edge of Shrewsbury
More details have emerged about plans to build 283 homes on the edge of Shrewsbury.
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Earlier this month, Cornovii Homes, Shropshire Council’s wholly owned homebuilding company, submitted the proposal for a site near Welshpool Road, to the west of the town in Bicton Heath.
The development, which has now been validated, would provide a mix of one- through to four-bedroom properties and form part of the Shrewsbury West Sustainable Urban Extension.
A design and access statement has been provided by Baldwin Design Consultancy, on behalf of Cornovii Homes, in association with Barratt Redrow and David Wilson Homes.
It says pedestrian and cycle access will connect Welshpool Road and the local centre, through the development to the north of the site. This will connect to the proposed Oxon Link Road.
“Connection points onto Welshpool Road to the south of the site will improve connectivity and allow residents to access local amenities such as existing retail hubs, schools and the nearby Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and associated medical facilities,” reads the statement.
“The existing copse of trees are subject to a Tree Protection Order.
“Further green assets will be retained throughout the site and used to create focal spaces such as the ‘village green’ to the south west of the site and the retained woodland and Category A focal trees to the east.
“Street trees will be provided in buildouts to the eastern parcels. These will be provided within landscaping strips which will serve to break up the hardstanding spaces and provide visual interest and maturity to the street scene.
“To mitigate noise contamination from the proposed link road, a development standoff will be provided to the northern edge of the development, reinforced with buffer planting where applicable.”
The statement adds that each property will have its own off-road parking space and secure private rear garden. There will also be “a robust network of public spaces” that will underpin the development, incorporating retained tree belts and ecological assets.
The developer is hoping planning permission will be granted in early spring, with works beginning in the summer.
Anyone who wishes to make a representation (reference 24/04563/FUL) should do so by January 7.
