More than 160 people objected to plans to put homes on farmland next to a vacant pub.
The Lion Inn opposite to where the housing development is planned
Objecting to the development, Allan Wilson, Chair of Edgmond Parish Council, told Telford & Wrekin's Planning Committee on Wednesday night the figures used by Telford & Wrekin to ascertain affordable housing need in the area were"conflated", which meant the development was not needed. He told the committee:"The proposals will provide an affordable pathway for citizens in the borough that would otherwise be locked out of the marketplace."
She added that the proposals met a"borough wide need" for entry-level homes and that the target for affordable homes in the Local Plan was anyway"not a maximum".The land for the homes is next to The Priory - a five bedroomed, Grade II Listed cottage, and the committee was told that while the development would have a"negative impact" on The Priory by restricting its views, the"benefits of the proposals outweigh the harm to the heritage asset".
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