Those behind the scheme say the house will be 'integrated with the landscape sensitively'.
A planning application for a four-bedroom house at the end of Beehive Lane in the Kingsland area of Shrewsbury, has brought protests by the Shropshire Way Association and the Shrewsbury Ramblers Group.Agents for the applicant says the proposal seeks to integrate the house with the landscape sensitively.Ian Kilby from agents Berry's said the open pastoral character of the valley will not be changed as a result of the proposal.
They include Shrewsbury Town Council and Shrewsbury Civic Society as well as walking organisations and environmental supporters who say the area is an important green corridor. A spokesperson for the Shropshire Way Association said: “This a special place and was chosen in 1980 as the route for the Shropshire Way from Kingsland Bridge to Meole Brace and on to the Shropshire Hills. It is a hidden rural valley through trees and wildflowers which is treasured by those who know it. We are shocked at the suggestion of building a large house on this land bordering the Shropshire Way. It would amount to desecration of a special place”.
The development of a large residence adjacent to the Shropshire Way will inevitably work to the detriment of this delightful, secluded, valley.". The deadline for comments is Wednesday, May 31. The Shropshire Way is a 200-mile linear route links Shrewsbury with the historic towns and villages of Shropshire, including some Walkers are Welcome towns, through varied countryside. The Shropshire Way has a southern and a northern loop to form a figure of eight, centred on Shrewsbury.
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