Road To Ruin Shropshire

OBJECT TO THE 2023 REVISIONS

Shropshire Council has changed the NWRR planning application again. They have increased the total area of land affected by the road by 40%, which means more trees and hedgerows will be destroyed.

You can object to the revised plans by either using the form below or you can send an emailing quoting Planning Application 21/00924/EIA to planning.northern@shropshire.gov.uk

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While the cost and financial risk to Shropshire Council are important issues, they will not be considered by the planning committee.

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I would like to re-object to the North West Relief Road planning application following the submission of new documents to the planning portal by Shropshire Council in February 2023.   I had hoped that the council would amend the scheme to acknowledge the huge concerns over the project’s spiralling costs; its inability to sustainably tackle Shrewsbury’s traffic congestion; its devastating environmental impact; and the record-breaking level of public concern that has been voiced since it was announced in 2019.   However, the council has failed to address my concerns as well as those of other members of the public and local organisations including Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, and Ludlow town councils. The new plans show that the application area is now around 40% larger than originally proposed, with additional new access roads. This will cause even more damage to irreplaceable veteran trees, hedgerows and vital wildlife habitats, making a mockery of Shropshire Council’s claim to be taking the climate and nature crises seriously.   Shropshire Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and committed to reducing emissions across the county. The council has also expressed support for the Climate & Ecology Bill, which seeks to put into law the need to urgently halt the climate and nature crises. The NWRR’s carbon footprint and destruction of nature cannot be squared with either of these aims.   Given Shropshire Council’s failure to reconsider this scheme in any meaningful way, I would like to reiterate my ongoing objection to the NWRR.

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