A review of Shropshire Council’s Local Plan has been going on since early 2017 and now covers the period 2016 to 2038.  It currently has a target of 30,800 houses and around 300 hectares of employment land. 

 

Telford & Wrekin Council’s housing target is now for approximately 17,280 net new dwellings up to 2031. It too is undertaking a Review of this plan, with an Issues & Options consultation from 12 October to 4 December 2020.  This would be for the period 2020-2040 and proposes up to 23,000 new houses and up to 189 Ha of extra employment land.

 

Both the Shropshire Council and the Telford & Wrekin targets are well above objective demographic need. Regrettably, the Government mantra ‘to boost significantly the supply of housing’ favours these high housing targets. That is the mind-set we are up against.