A planning inspector has given the go-ahead to a controversial plan for a care home complex at a beauty spot on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.
Objectors were left on their own to fight the plan at the Hencote estate, off Ellesmere Road, once Shropshire Council changed its mind after developers Senescura Ltd made a £1.3 million offer to pay for affordable housing.
It will have 164 units of extra care and close care accommodation in the form of lodges and apartments; a 75-bed nursing home and dementia unit and supporting infrastructure.not fight the caseWhitehall inspector Louise Nurser said:"I am aware of local residents’ disappointment that the council did not actively pursue its original reasons for refusal.
"In sum, the benefits of the scheme are substantial and compelling in the planning balance," she said in her decision letter dated March 2. "In such circumstances, material considerations indicate that planning permission should be granted otherwise than in accordance with the development plan."
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