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

Whilst most people are staying at home, safe, council business is still going on in the background as you’d expect. The leader of Shropshire Council, Peter Nutting, is meeting with MPs every fortnight mostly about   health issues such as PPE and more recently largely about finance or lack of it. He also has a… Continue reading Update May 2020

I am going to run a Council surgery via Zoom on Sunday at the 11 am – 12 using Zoom. I don’t know how well it will work but you are welcome to join if you have any issues you want to raise. Edward Bird is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Edward… Continue reading Council Surgery

Today I attended the full Shropshire Council meeting at Shirehall in Shrewsbury. Under an agenda item related to Council finances I suggested that the proposed 3,000 house development planned at junction 3 of the M54 will create an additional burden on the Council at a time when the council is looking to make cuts in… Continue reading Hopefully good news on Junction 3

Last night I attended Donington with Boscobel Parish Council at the The Red House in Albrighton.  On the agenda were the usual items found in practically all parish and town councils, planning applications, finance and spending. One of the main points of discussion though was the flooding around Albrighton which has blighted the village for… Continue reading Donington with Boscobel Parish Council