Albrighton Development Action Group (ADAG) has welcomed Shropshire Council’s Southern Planning Committee decision to unanimously refuse planning permission to Boningale Homes’ green belt grab proposals for Albrighton South.
A Spokesperson for ADAG said:
“The campaign group is not against house building and it has already backed the 770 houses in the process of being built, which is a suitable plan for the town.
“The Council’s refusal vindicates a 22-month campaign against the profit-driven, speculative house building plan that is of the wrong scale, in the wrong location, unsustainable and completely inappropriate.
“Albrighton came out in unprecedented and overwhelming opposition, with 3734 residents signing a petition and over 1100 objections registered on the planning portal.”
They continued:
“We are pleased that Shropshire Council has not been swayed by Boningale Homes’ threats that they will take this to Appeal or the High Court – and the decision clearly demonstrates that this scheme is unsustainable and inappropriate.
“Local people will not be bulldozed by this kind of speculative, profit-led, unsustainable development that will cause irreversible harm for future generations.
“We will continue to fight to protect our green belt, whether it is at Appeal or against other misguided plans that come forward.”
“ADAG has already committed to helping develop Albrighton’s next Neighbourhood Plan (in conjunction with the developing Shropshire Local Plan) and we look forward to continuing to represent the best interests of the people of Albrighton.”