Developers are ratcheting up pressure on Shropshire Council to allow the building of thousands more houses across the county.
The third day of hearings taking place into the draft Shropshire Local Plan saw representatives of big developers attempting to blast holes in the council's strategy for development over the next 16 years.
He said:"Why isn't Bridgnorth receiving more? There is an unmet need of 40,000 people in Birmingham and 30,000 in the Black Country. That's 70,000 - a huge amount of unmet need but a disparity in the way it is working. Mr Young pointed out that the council was allowing industrial development in Stanmore, in the green belt, but not proposing to release land for housing.James Bonner representing Yareal Llandforda said Market Drayton was only taking 3.9 per cent of the county's housing target, which he said"needs more explanation". And he said there were similar concerns around Shifnal.
"1,500 homes allocated for Shifnal appears substantial but 1,000 has already been done. Having 500 homes over 16 years is a very substantial drop in those fast rates of delivery." "We need to allow the community to assimilate the development they have had and allow money to be put into infrastructure."
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