Shropshire Council has been ordered to revise its local plan after inspectors deemed it 'unsound' due to concerns over housing targets and reliance on 'windfall sites'. The council faces a deadline of the end of the month to present a project plan outlining how it will address these issues. Inspectors have raised concerns about the council's provision of 1,500 homes for the Black Country and its reliance on 'windfall sites' – developments not initially included in the plan but later counted towards targets. The council maintains it has already responded to previous concerns, but inspectors are demanding further action, including potentially extending the plan period by three years and identifying sites for an additional 4,000 dwellings.
A council has expressed “surprise and disappointment” after planning inspectors labelled its local plan “unsound” - and ordered it to address concerns by the end of this month.its proposal for housing and commercial developments in the region up to 2038 over “shortcomings” including longstanding problems over how the council provides 1,500 homes for the Black Country, and its reliance on 'windfall sites' to meet the overall allocation.
A letter from inspectors said:"We now ask the council to provide a project plan to address the shortcomings we have identified. "Should this not be possible, we would need to consider our position with the likely outcome being the recommendation of the withdrawal of the plan.
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