Site Allocations and management of Development

Ludford Parish Council

Clerk: Mr C E Williams 2 Jockeyfields Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PU

Development Plan Document for

Ludlow and Clee Local Joint Committee Area

Response to the Consultation Document

Ludford Parish Council

Summary

The Parish Council recognises that the housing development target for new homes in the Ludlow and Clee Local Joint Committee area may need to be between 700 and 800 homes during the period 2006-2026.
Housing development should be concentrated on Brown Field Sites within Ludlow and with some growth in Clee Hill.
The potential sites identified in Ludford Parish for future housing development are unacceptable and unnecessary. The preservation of the rural areas adjacent to Ludlow is essential and should continue the objectives of previous development plans.
Development in Ludford Parish should be primarily for commercial/business expansion, and be concentrated in the area north of and adjacent to the Eco Park (with this being the Council preferred option for commercial development), in a corridor between The Sheet and Rocks Green much of which has not been listed for consideration.

1. Introduction

Shropshire Council has invited Ludford Parish Council to respond to its Consultation document, "Site Allocations and Management of Development DPD", part of the Development Plan Document. The consultation document is entitled "Planning for a flourishing Shropshire in the Ludlow and Clee Hill Local Joint Committee Area".

This paper represents the response of Ludford Parish Council, following extensive consultation with residents within the parish and discussions with Ludlow Town Council.

The consultation process undertaken by the Parish Council included a public meeting which was attended by over fifty residents who mainly live within the Parish Area.

The Parish Council have answered the questions specifically requested, however as the potential impact of the suggested proposals with housing and employment development represent a significant threat to Ludford Parish, a more detailed response is deemed necessary and this document represents this detailed response.

2. Background Information

Shropshire Council have produced figures for residential and employment development for the period 2006 to 2026, for each of the towns in South Shropshire. It is assumed that these figures have been derived from National Government figures, allocated by Shropshire Council to regions and towns within the county.

The Parish Council is not in a position to query these figures as such, not having the expertise or resources to do so and it is possible that both the numbers and the policy might be re-visited by a change in Government at a National level.

What is apparent to the Parish Council is that, as a consequence of the allocation of future growth for Ludlow, there are options in which a significant proportion of the future expansion of Ludlow could take place in Ludford parish area and it is to the extent of potential development in Ludford Parish that this response is concentrated.

It is noted that in the map in Part B, page 6, tiny hamlets such as Prior Halton have been identified, whereas neither Ludford Village nor Rocks Green merit a mention. The map should include larger settlements such as Ludford and Rocks Green and LPC requests that if the maps are produced again that these settlements are identified and added to the map.

3. Assessment of number of homes required 2006-2026

Part A, Figure 1, Page 3 shows the Options for the number of houses to be provided for South Shropshire.

The figures for each market town show four options for each town. In the case of Ludlow, the four options give a range of 500 to 1,000 homes with the two middle options being Option B at 700 homes and Option C at 800 homes.

For the purpose of this exercise the Parish Council has assumed Option C, described in the consultation document as a little above the mid-range which requires 800 new homes in the period 2006-2026.

It is understood that Ludlow Town Council would indicate that some 750 new homes should be the target.

3.1. Existing & Planned Homes

In the background information on residential development the plan gives details of completions and commitments for Ludlow and it is assumed that the 92 houses built in Ludford Parish at Rocks Green are included in the figure for Ludlow.

Figure 2, page 4 shows, for Ludlow:

The number of homes built 2006-9 is 145

The number with planning consent is 232

Total 377

Figure 5 Page 11 also shows for Clee Hill:

The number of homes built since 2006 1

The number with planning consent 44

Total 45

The number of additional new homes needed by 2026 to meet the target would therefore be 378

(800 - 422) in the Ludlow and Clee Local Joint Committee Area

It is understood that there is a plan being prepared to develop a residential home for the elderly on a 2 hectares site to the north of the town and that this would provide some 50 new homes.

3.2. Brown-field Sites

The Parish Council consider it is essential that priority is given to brown-field sites for future development and it is understood that this is both National and Shropshire Council policy. Shropshire Council has produced a list of brown field sites potentially available in Ludlow and this list is attached as Appendix 1.

The number of new homes that could be provided on these sites, if all sites were to be developed, would be within the range 906 homes assuming 30 homes per hectare and 1,579 homes assuming 50 homes per hectare. Even on the lower density figure the potential of 906 homes is more than double the target of 378 homes needed by 2026.

This information, provided by Shropshire Council, demonstrates that there is no need to develop any rural new sites in Ludford Parish area for Housing and therefore the Parish Council request that all of the green field sites identified in Ludford Area are withdrawn from consideration in the next round of consultations.

· The Basis for Shropshire Council identification of Location sites in Ludford Parish

On page 9 the document seems to contradict itself, or at least is less than clear. In the last paragraph on page 9 it states that "the maps show all ("all" is highlighted in the document) the potential sites that are within or closely related to the SHLAA settlements, whether suitable or not"

However, in the second paragraph on page 9 it states "Please note the sites shown are only a pool of potential sites that have been put forward for consideration" (highlighted in the document).

The Parish Council has assumed that the list of potential sites included in the document is not an exhaustive list and that other, more suitable, sites can be identified and proposed.

The Parish Council will suggest one site not included in the consultation document.

The document states that the rational for the choice of these settlements to meet housing development needs have been put forward by owners, developers and others for consideration in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).

The Parish Council make the following points in relation to this description of the basis for the site/location choices:

Many of the sites identified in Ludford have not been published in any previous document.
The basis on which the sites have been identified does not seem to have been part of any formal consultation process.
Parish and Town Councils have not been consulted in any way on potential locations for housing development, within their parish.
A process that seeks site locations from owners and developers, who would benefit financially from development of their land and ignores local councils and then publishes the results in a formal document, is an unacceptable methodology in a democratic society.

To further illustrate the unsuitability and unreliability of this approach the Parish Council can inform Shropshire Council that the two landowners of the areas identified as potential for development in Ludford itself, located south of the River Teme, have individually and specifically informed the Parish Council Chairman that they do not support any plans to develop land owned by them in the area. The source for the inclusion of these areas of land does not therefore seem to be the landowners.

· Ludford Options Identified by Shropshire Council

The total potential new homes indentified in Ludford Parish range from 4,752 to 7,914 dependent upon the assumption made of new homes per hectare. The scale is such that, if all were to be developed it would double or even treble the population of Ludlow, with more than half the population in Ludford.

The figures for this potential development are derived from Shropshire Council information. The map identifying each area with a number is attached as Appendix 2. The number of new homes that could be constructed on these Ludford sites in shown in Appendix 3.

There are three main development areas for consideration in Ludford Parish:

Ludford Village

To the south of Ludlow, beyond Ludford Village itself, a huge area, some 92.4 hectares, to the west of the River Teme. This area could provide up to 4,620, sufficient to double the size of Ludlow and some ten times greater than the less than 400 new homes required up to 2026.

Foldgate

In the area to the east of the River Teme, at Foldgate, adjacent to Green Acres, and to the south of The Sheet, some 28.45 hectares, potentially 1,421 new homes

Rocks Green

A straggling development is proposed to the north of Rocks Green, stretching from Rocks Green to the River Corve, together with some development to the south of Rocks Green, 20.59 hectares, potentially 1,029 new homes.

5.1 The proposed Development to the south of Ludlow, at Ludford

A vast potential development area has been identified to the south of Ludlow, beyond Ludford village itself. The size of the area identified would be more than enough to house double the existing population of Ludlow. The size of the area identified is far in excess of the most optimistic target.

There are two major disadvantages with such a development, traffic problems and conservation and the environment.

5.1.1 Traffic Congestion and inadequate road systems

Traffic Flows over Ludford Bridge

The factor that condemns this potential development area as impractical is the traffic flow problems over Ludford Bridge. Ludford Bridge presents a major logistics/access problem to/from Ludford and Ludlow.

Ludford Bridge is a 14^th century structure, and provides the only access/entrance to Ludlow from the south. The width of this ancient bridge restricts traffic to single file. There are three traffic flows crossing the bridge and the traffic capacity of the bridge is determined by the three way traffic lights. The sequence of the three way signals, plus intervals in between means that there is, on average, about a two minute cycle for the lights. The maximum flow, in any one direction, before the lights change is some 8 vehicles and the time between flows, given the three way flow together with pedestrian crossings, is thus 8 vehicles every two minutes. This gives a maximum capacity of some 240 vehicles per hour in each direction.

If we were to assume, to make the calculations simple, that 1,000 houses were to be built, and that in the peak hour, 8.00-9.00am, 1,000 new vehicle crossings were to be made over Ludford Bridge, then the last vehicle in the queue would enter Ludlow some 4 hours later at about 1.00pm.

Of course, not all the households would need to cross the bridge at that time. However excluded from this calculation are:

· The existing traffic flows, from the A49, Richards Castle and Wigmore in the north-bound direction and from Ludlow southbound. At busy periods traffic already has to wait for a second or even third lights sequence.

· The support vehicles visiting this major development area, such as postal deliveries.

· School traffic, concentrated in the morning peak, would require some 2 car journey families as the local schools are some distance from this location (although they might only reach lessons for the afternoon period!)

· There is a concern that the interval for pedestrians to cross the bridge without having to mix with traffic flows is insufficient. Pedestrian safety is a major concern and the interval might have to be increased with a significant population increase, creating even greater traffic delays.

These figures demonstrate that it would be impossible for a major development to the south of Ludford Bridge for either housing or employment without a new bridge.

There are other traffic problems to be tackled before any development. There is no roundabout at the junction of the B4361 with the A49; it would be essential to provide a roundabout.

A new roundabout at the Cattle market junction might also become essential. The junction to Richard's Castle from the B4361 is a blind junction and might need the toll-house to be demolished to make it safe. There is already a mirror at this e T junction of with the B4361, indicating an unsuitable junction if the road were to become more busy.

The road improvement required would be very expensive and none of these road improvements are in the future development infrastructure plans.

To put these road improvements projects into some sort of context the example of new homes at Rocks Green is recounted. The Parish Council were unable to persuade the developer of the Rocks Green housing development to provide a pedestrian crossing over the A49, for school children to safely cross the road. It was deemed too expensive by the developer at some £300k for a housing development of 92 new homes.

The Parish Council therefore would have very little confidence that a new river crossing would be constructed to enable the development to the south to become a practical option

To summarise that to overcome these major traffic problems would require:

A new river crossing of the River Teme, leading into Old Street or wherever, with two traffic lanes.
A roundabout on the A49 junction with B4361
A roundabout at the Cattle Market entrance with B4361
Improvement to the junctions at Policeman's Corner and Lower Barns Road, which both rely on mirrors for access to the B4361.

Ludford and Conservation

The village of Ludford lies on the southern boundary of the town, although it is not identified on the map on Part B, page 6. The Ordnance Survey defines a village as a settlement that is no greater that 2 x2.5 kms in area and that it contains a church (St Giles). The village is situated to the east of the B4361. There is evidence of Roman settlement, Ludford is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and was involved in the Wars of the Roses with the battle of Ludford Bridge in 1459. Ludford House has a history of social and political importance and many of the buildings were part of the Ludford House estate including a mill, a row of almshouses, a lodge cottage, a coaching inn and farm cottages. Ludford House and all of these buildings are listed buildings. The village lies within the Conservation Area and is bounded on its southern and western sides by the parklands and pastures that belonged to Ludford House. Its northern boundary is the River Teme with designated SSSI sites along its banks. In the last Structure Plan the southern approaches area was designated as a conservation area, including the sites identified as potential development sites.

On page 7 the document states as follows:

"The Shropshire Core Strategy distinguishes between places that will become more sustainable through investment and new development, and places that will be treated as "countryside" where development will be very strictly limited."

Within national and local terms the village of Ludford, and its surrounds, is historically and environmentally important area that requires protection from any further development in order to preserve the only undeveloped route into the historic town.

As the development would create a few hours delay for vehicles attempting to cross Ludford Bridge, in order to enter or leave Ludlow, then the scheme is clearly an impractical non-starter. LPC recommends that developments to the south of Ludlow are deleted as an option. It has already been mentioned that the landowners of this land have indicated that they are not willing/supportive of plans to develop this land.

5.2 The Proposed Development around Foldgate Lane

The areas identified in the Foldgate area are LUD002 land adjacent to Green Acres, LUD003 Foldgate Lane and LUD015 Foldgate.

These areas comprise a steeply sloping field opposite the Greenacres Estate and a substantial parcel of land between the A49 Ludlow Bypass and the railway line. Ludford Parish Council submits that this area is totally unsuitable for further housing development for the following reasons:

5.2.1. Access

The area is bordered to the west by the main railway line and to the east by the A49 Ludlow Bypass. The railway line makes direct access to this area from Ludlow all but impossible, since the only approach is via a steep hairpin bend and a very narrow bridge over the railway, which precludes all but minimal access from this direction.

From the east, the only viable access is via Sheet Road, the Harry Tuffins Entrance and Foldgate Lane.

The junction onto Sheet Road is both dangerous, being sited far too close to the A49, and already inadequate for the amount of traffic which uses it as is demonstrated by the frequent congestion in the area; this problem that will only be made worse when the remainder of the Foldgate Lane site is developed for B1 Business Use in accordance with the current plan.

Further housing developments in this area would increase traffic and put an intolerable strain on this already inadequate junction, raising safety concerns and leading to unacceptable congestion both for users of this site and residents living at the top of Foldgate Lane.

This issue was highlighted by the Inspector at the recent Public Inquiry into the development of the Foldgate Lane site when he raised concerns that "the proximity of the dwellings on Foldgate Lane to the site access would mean that residents would experience noise and disturbance from traffic to such a degree that there would be a grave diminution in their amenities, which to me (the Inspector) is unacceptable."

5.2.2. Amenity Value

The amenity value of the Foldgate Lane area is great. Bordered on its eastern side by an ancient protected hedgerow containing six healthy mature trees, all the subject of tree preservation orders and one afforded further protection by its status as a bat roost; it is one of the few rural lanes in Ludford Parish and one of Ludlow's last quiet, safe rural walks. As such it is used extensively by the people who live on or near it, by the residents of Steventon, the Greenacres Estate and the houses off Sheet Road and Parys Road, who see it as a quiet and pleasant walk into town, contrasting with the increasingly heavy traffic along Sheet Road.

In the evenings and particularly at weekends foot traffic greatly outnumbers vehicles, with dogs and children very much in evidence.

Ludford Parish Council believe that the rural tranquillity of this picturesque lane, with its extensive views towards both Mortimer Forest and Clee Hill, should be preserved for recreational use and to provide a quiet alternative route into town for cyclists and pedestrians.

5.2.3. Impact on Residents

At a Public Inquiry, for a Retail Park being located in this area, the Residents were successful in demonstrating to the Inspector that the area was unsuitable for further development, primarily on the grounds of inadequate access and loss of amenity.

Residents continue to oppose further development in this area; for example development in the field opposite Greenacres would deprive each and every house of its views over this green field site towards Mortimer Forest.

To the south of Foldgate Lane, and in the middle of the proposed development area, lies Foldgate Farmhouse, a Grade II Listed 17th Century Farmhouse with an adjoining Grade II listed 17th Century Timber Framed Barn, which has recently been converted to provide holiday accommodation and is also used as a retreat centre. Further development in this area would not only have a seriously detrimental impact on the setting and character of these historic buildings but would also have an adverse effect on this tourism business which currently brings over 700 people per annum to Ludlow.

Ludford Parish Council recommends that all options at Foldgate are deleted as options for development

5.3. Rocks Green

The Parish Council is not in favour of the development area identified to the north of Rocks Green and recommends that these locations are withdrawn from consideration as options for development. It would provide a straggling, ribbon development along the A49, as far north as the River Corve, and it is also on a steep slope.

It would result in extended fragmentation of development in Ludford Parish, rather than concentrating development in the area where some development has already occurred.

Access to Ludlow would be difficult, remote and unsatisfactory.

Rocks Green feel that they have contributed their share of Ludlow's development and are still very unhappy that their objections and suggestions for the new build were not considered with any respect from planners, developers and others involved.

These active residents will oppose any further development and having learnt a lesson from first time round and will be far more active with objections to any suggestion of further building on farm land.

5.4. THE SHEET

The only potential development site located in The Sheet is LUD014, to the south of the Sheet.

LPC consider that the site to the south of the Sheet should not be developed and should be withdrawn from the list of potential development areas.

The reasons for this view include:

◦ It is an area of undeveloped farmland

◦ It would create yet more fragmentation in the Sheet area.

◦ Any development at The Sheet should be concentrated on the area adjacent to the Eco Park, to the north of The Sheet.

5.5 Infrastructure Issues.

The document does not include information regarding the implications of these sites on the infrastructure within the town. The issues relating to Ludford Bridge have already been explained as have the difficulties regarding the sites identified at Foldgate Lane. It is anticipated that when the areas for development are identified, a future consultation document will include and address infrastructure issues. Some infrastructure concerns for Ludlow are listed here.

However, it is also the schools, the bus routes, leisure facilities, medical and dental practices and social services that would require expansion and development. Ludford contains almost 3 times the number of retired people than the national average. Access to NHS dental care is very limited and the current negotiations regarding the hospital would offer only 28 beds for this enlarged population within South Shropshire. The capacity of the bus routes and parking facilities within the town would be inadequate, especially when the Food Festival attracts some 20,000 people over a three day period.

It is also the less visible services that would be inadequate. The water supply and sewage systems, recycling and refuse disposal and difficulties regarding mobile phone reception all require attention.

The central road network is based on a medieval street plan with narrow roads elsewhere. Supplying the retail sector is difficult now but this would only increase with an enlarged population. This is exacerbated by the lack of a north/south junction at the north of Ludlow for the A49 which diverts coaches and HGV's through the town thereby causing congestion and affecting the ambience of this important market town for both residents and visitors.

6. Potential development areas in Ludford

The areas to concentrate future development, up to 2026, are brown field sites within the boundaries of Ludlow itself. In section 3, it was established that the brown field sites within Ludlow could accommodate all the new homes required to 2026, with land still to spare. Some commercial/business development could also take place on Ludlow brown field sites. It would be for Ludlow Town Council, together with Shropshire Council, to determine the most suitable locations, the size of developments and the appropriate timescales for such developments. There might be a need for some development to overflow into Ludford.

Only when there is insufficient space in Ludlow should any overflow be contemplated for Ludford. Within Ludford the area north of the Sheet would be the most suitable, extending the recent development already underway in this location.

Land strip between the Eco Park/Park & Ride and Rocks Green

In the unlikely possibility that development cannot be accommodated within Ludlow, the least damaging area within would Ludford could be to the north of the Sheet where the Eco Park and Ludlow park and ride have been developed in recent years.

The Parish Council would envisage that a strip of land extending south from Rocks Green to meet up with the developments north from The Sheet would be the most suitable area for development. The area would contain only the western portion of LUD018.

This location would be preferred to the locations listed by Shropshire Council to the north of Rocks Green, identified as LUD019, LUD011, LUD018, LUD 028 and LUD001, together with south of the Sheet, LUD014.

The development of these locations would create an unattractive and poorly planned ribbon development to the north of the A49.

For reasons that are not apparent to Ludford Parish Council, this area to the north of the ECO Park and park and ride, has not been included as a possible development area by Shropshire Council. The new Ludlow and District Hospital, the location of which might well be in this area, is not even included as a possible development site in the Shropshire Council list of possible development areas.

If it were to be deemed necessary to develop outside the Ludlow boundary, development in Ludford should be concentrated and contained in this location.

The reasons for location here include:

· The provision of a park and ride facility to/from Ludlow should be an important factor in determining future land use and makes the best use of transport resources as well as being environmentally beneficial.

· That the comparative closeness to Ludlow and to facilities such as the two Business parks, at Parys Road and Foldgate Lane, together with some support facilities such as shopping, a garage and a pub might offer infrastructure benefits for development in this area.

· It would concentrate all development in one main area

· The necessary infrastructure required could be assessed and planned to be included in an overall strategic plan.

· The road system would need to be improved.

7. Concerns related to recent developments within Ludford

There have been three major developments in Ludford in recent years, namely:

◦ An Eco Park and park and ride north of The Sheet

◦ A business development at Foldgate Lane

◦ Affordable housing to the north of Rocks Green

There have been disappointing aspects to all three developments, some of which are summarised below. It is because of the fragmentation and weak aspects of these developments that LPC is anxious that any future developments in Ludford are subject to a greater degree of overall planning strategy and implemented in a more satisfactory manner to blend into the rural landscape.

7.1 Observations on existing developments at the Sheet:

The Sheet was a quiet, rural area. Since the construction of the Eco Park the road running through the hamlet has become much busier, and this is a trend that will continue as development in the Eco Park continues.
The Sheet has extensive areas with no pavements, making the increase in traffic and the speeds very difficult for residents.
The area has only recently benefitted from a speed reduction to 30mph, a pilot bus service and a safe pedestrian designated crossing area to the Business Park.
The construction of The Squirrel and Harry Tuffins has been a mixed blessing for residents. On the one hand it is good to have these facilities so close, on the other these have been another cause of the increase in traffic.

The access in to the Eco Park from the A49 is very close - automatic indicators do not switch off in time for the turning leading to some near misses.
In the Planning stages the claims for people using alternative transport to access the Eco Park was wildly optimistic leading to dangerous and unsightly parking close to the existing office blocks. More recently workers and visitors have parked in the main area that is shared with the Park and Ride. This has lead to a shortage of spaces - and a significant number of planned for office blocks have not even been built yet.
No one understands how to use the area designated for disabled parking.
Therefore the Eco Park and Park and ride area is now too small, is unwelcoming due to the lack of promised landscaping and has no toilet facilities for visitors who may have had long journeys. The information about frequency of buses is often out of date or simply not big enough.
The area of land closest to the field boundary has been mooted as suitable for the hospital. In a report that suggests Ludlow is going to expand and that the population will be older and therefore more reliant on the hospital facilities - the plans for the hospital seem constrained with little possibility for expansion. As ever the need for parking in this area should growth be as predicted is going to be woefully inadequate and the access to the hospital indirect.
We should use the expansion plans to make the case for a bigger hospital, or at least a design with growth potential.

7.2 Foldgate Lane

· The development to date includes a garage/convenience store, public house and hotel. There are a number of sites still not developed and the internal road system and access from Sheet Road are unsatisfactory.

· The access/entrance to the development is too close to the A49. This has created tensions with the Highway Agency.

7.3 Rocks Green Affordable Housing

The biggest mistake of all in the planning for development in Ludford was to provide 92 new homes at Rocks Green with no direct access across the A49. The Parish Council urged SSDC not to grant planning permission without a condition that a footbridge across the A49 was provided.
In the event the site has been developed with no access to Ludlow except via two sets of traffic lights across the A4117, the main road to Kidderminster and across the A49, the Ludlow by-pass from Shrewsbury to Hereford.
The positioning of the 2 sets of traffic lights on the Rocks Green roundabout has not been though out and not well situated.
Residents on the new development find it too far to walk out of the estate and are choosing to climb over a fence and cross the A49 before the roundabout putting them at high risk when crossing the road.
Some residents at the new development work at the Eco Park and as there is not a footpath from Rocks Green along the A49 residents are walking on a dangerously fast road which is not a safe walk. The link between the new housing at Rocks Green and commercial and business development at the Sheet area needs a safe footpath route.
In the last year there have been 2 serious road accidents outside the Nelson Inn.
The playground has not yet been constructed despite many frustrating resident meetings.
This lack of a playground highlights the failure of the South Shropshire Housing Association to manage and to show a presence on the estate. This is resulting in a lack of community cohesion amongst the residents.
The main concern is that this development appears isolated from the main facilities of Ludlow and the views of those residents should be sought on how future mixed housing development should be undertaken which may be more appropriate within the boundaries of Ludlow on the suggested Brownfield sites

8. Future Planning and Strategy Criteria

The criteria applicable to Future Development

The Parish Council believes that the plan should incorporate a strategic and planning vision in the location of housing and employment land, with consideration given to the provision of adequate infrastructure such as transport, schools and hospitals.

The strategy should develop in such a way as to indicate just how the overflow from Ludlow might be absorbed in Ludford parish to the benefit of both communities.

As explained in Section 8, the Parish Council has been disappointed with the recent developments made in the parish. Not only have the developments been fragmented and not co-ordinated but also the individual developments themselves have proved to be disappointing.

One of our members recently visited Cambridge and remarked on the excellent impression that the Science Park developed in Cambridge created. Ludford believes that Ludlow/Ludford should aspire to match the standards achieved at Cambridge and that the local councils at Ludlow and Ludford should work with Shropshire County to achieve such a goal.

The Parish Council perhaps do differ with Ludlow Town Council to the extent that maximisation should be made of the Brownfield sites within Ludlow for Housing development and that any commercial development should be adjacent to the Eco Park and running northwards towards Rocks Green. Much however will be dependent on a well designed infrastructure which takes account of schools, transport, amenities at this very early planning stage.

Further consideration should also be given to the development of areas such as Clee Hill and other growth areas such as Craven Arms which can have an impact on the required housing numbers.

Tom Carter

Chairman

Ludford Parish Council




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