A public meeting was held to discuss the potential threat to the world heritage status of Coalbrookdale Gorge due to plans for a housing development. The plans submitted by Shropshire Homes have faced opposition from Icomos, a body that advises Unesco on world heritage sites.
On Saturday, a public meeting was held to talk about the plan to build 101 homes in Coalbrookdale , and the potential threat they pose to the Gorge's world heritage status . Shropshire Homes submitted plans to build the homes on the former Coalbrookdale Works on Wellington Road back in 2021. And for a time, the plan looked to be going full steam ahead, with even English Heritage not raising substantial concerns.
In its letter to Telford & Wrekin Council, Icomos said protecting the industrial landscape of the area was"essential" and that"all aspects connected with Abraham Derby and his production processes" should be conserved.Peter Marsden, chairman of the Icomos-UK World Heritage Committee warned the"lower reaches of Coalbrookdale will be transformed from an industrial landscape into a dense, high-rise housing estate.
On Saturday, in a meeting organised by Telford & Wrekin borough Councillor Carolyn Healy, parish councillor Maureen Bragg and chair of Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group, Marion Blockley, around 50 people gathered at the Coalbrookdale Community Centre to make their voices heard.And it wasn't that those who gathered were wholly against the plans for new homes.
"We're not Liverpool," Councillor Healy said."We're not going to still get visitors coming because we've got world-famous football teams and cathedrals - we've got a bridge.
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