A new service station will be built next to the A5 on a main route into Shrewsbury after plans were narrowly voted through.
Critics had voiced concerns over traffic and said it was a missed opportunity to create a ‘striking gateway’ to the town,But they failed to persuade Shropshire Council’s northern planning committee to refuse the scheme.
The site will feature a petrol station and a drive-through coffee shop, while the applicant, EG Group, has also promised to commission a piece of artwork on the corner of the site facing the roundabout and create a wildflower meadow. Officers explained the figure was arrived at because the site was allocated for employment in the masterplan for the Shrewsbury West Sustainable Urban Extension , with a contribution set at £177,000 when the masterplan obtained outline planning permission in 2014.
However this was denied by the applicant’s planning agent Mike Sproston, who said the company was standing by its offer of £80,000. Councillor Mike Isherwood said he was concerned that the agent’s stance on the North West Relief Road contribution was in contrast to the information presented by the planning officers.
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