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This week I attended parish and Shropshire council meetings. On Monday 14th I attended the Donington with Boscobel parish council meeting where concerns were raised about flooding in Long Lane and environmental health issues amongst other things. We also discussed the development of Boscobel House and I have contacted officers to expedite their planning application… Continue reading December Update for Shifnal South and Cosford

Shropshire Council’s cabinet met yesterday to discuss various items, including the Shifnal Town Centre and Highways Improvement Scheme. The report on the scheme can be found here https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/documents/s26049/Report%20-%20Shifnal%20Town%20Centre%20and%20Highways%20Improvement%20Scheme%20FINAL.pdf I have previously posted here outlining the history and reasoning behind the Town Council’s decision to progress the Town Centre Highway Scheme https://edwardbird.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/the-decision-to-progress-shifnal-integrated-transport-scheme-sits/ In summary, not all… Continue reading Shropshire Council Cabinet Update 7th December 2020

Shifnal Town Council met on Thursday 19th November to discuss a range of matters concerning the Town. As usual, Shropshire Councillors receive questions from the Town Councillors. These are normally submitted in advance, to provide us with an opportunity to obtain full responses from officers where necessary. On this occasion I was asked two questions.… Continue reading Recent Meeting of Shifnal Town Council

On Monday 2nd November, 1pm, the Cabinet of Shropshire Council met to discuss various issues (the agenda can be found here (https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=4144&Ver=4). As part of this agenda, members, such as myself can submit questions to cabinet. Given the local plan has raised particularly controversy around Shifnal, both in the scale of developments but also in… Continue reading My question to Shropshire Council’s Cabinet about employment land around Shifnal

Following the Shifnal Town Council Meeting on Thursday 17th October and subsequent correspondence and feedback on social media, I wanted to provide a full statement on the scheme (I have attached the relevant documents to this post).  I want to provide members of the public with the background and chronology of the scheme, funding, merits… Continue reading The Decision to Progress Shifnal Integrated Transport Scheme (SITS)

I will be attending Shifnal Town Council this evening via Zoom. The main agenda item is the proposed Town Centre improvements. There are three options available with varying costs. The latest option 3 is updated based on feedback received from January’s meeting prior to COVID lock-down. I understand that the designs do not suite everyone’s… Continue reading Shifnal Town Council Meeting 15th October – Town Centre Improvements

Shifnal Town Council met for an Extra Ordinary Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to discuss and approve its response to Shropshire Council’s Pre-Submission Plan Consultation. As most residents will know, Shropshire Council are seeking the views of residents in Shropshire on its draft local plan https://shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/reg-18-pre-submission-draft-local-plan-consultation/ Shropshire Council’s proposals can be found… Continue reading Shifnal Town Council’s Response on Shropshire Council’s Pre-Submission Plan Consultation

A reminder, if you haven’t already done so, to complete the The Hem, Nedge Lane, Public Consultation. T & W Council’s request for public opinion on the plans for The Hem has now been extended to 28th August. The site includes grade 3 agricultural land. The Local Plan gives a commitment to protect quality agricultural… Continue reading Only a few days to complete Telford and Wrekin’s consultation on the Hem

Shropshire Council have recently published the Regulation 18: Pre-Submission Draft of the Shropshire Local Plan 2016 to 2038 (August 2020) which can be viewed here. The document is 341 pages long but there are a few sections that are of significant interest to the residents of the Shifnal South and Cosford district. Firstly, given that… Continue reading Shropshire Council’s Draft of the Shropshire Local Plan 2016 to 2038 – August 2020

I’m attending the Donington with Boscobel council meeting tonight via Zoom , email me at ebirdshropshire@gmail.com if there any issues in the parish you want raising. http://www.doningtonwithboscobelpc.org.uk/community/donington-with-boscobel-parish-council-12705/home