PUBLIC MEETING

WESTBURY PARISH COUNCIL

with

EDWARD POTTER

 (Unitary Councillor for the area)

WILL BE HOLDING A

PUBLIC MEETING

To give all local residents the opportunity to hear about the proposal by Shropshire Council to change the development designation of Westbury from Open Countryside to a Community Hub in the ‘Preferred Scale and Distribution of Development’ Consultation as part of Shropshire Councils

Local Plan Review

 AT

WESTBURY VILLAGE HALL

ON 

WEDNESDAY 13^TH DECEMBER 2017

 COMMENCING AT 7 PM

As part of the ‘Preferred Scale and Distribution of Development Consultation’ Shropshire Council are seeking views on the suitability of proposed Community Hubs.  A Community Hub would provide a development guideline; development boundary and make development allocations if appropriate.  This consultation sets out the preferred scale of housing and employment development in Shropshire from 2016 until 2036 and the preferred distribution of this growth.

The Consultation will run for eight weeks -  Friday 27 October & Friday 22 December 2017.

Further details can be found on Shropshire Councils website:

http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/local-plan-review-preferred-scale-and-distribution-of-development/

Westbury Parish Council support the current Open Countryside Designation based on evidence detailed in the Parish Plan and Local Plan.