Councillors will be asked next week whether they back a controversial plan to build over 100 houses in World Heritage site.
Proposals were submitted by Shropshire Homes in April 2021 for 101 homes on the site, but almost three years later it remains undecided.
The council’s planning committee will meet next week when they will be asked to confirm to the planning inspector their likely decision had the application been presented to them. “The Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport advised the planning authority that they should endeavour to address the ICOMOS concerns as far as is feasible,” states a report to councillors.
The development would also see the conversion of the former compressor house to contain one and two-bed apartments and reconstruction of the former pattern shop into homes.A first round of public consultation about the plans saw 23 neighbours object to the full application and 58 objections to the Listed Building application. One representation was made supporting the scheme.
The Gorge Parish Council and ward member councillor Carolyn Healy both raised objections along with the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group. “What is very evident is that at present the site provides nothing by way of bringing life to the historic narrative,” concludes the planning officer.
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