Application 21/03246/FUL | Works including slope regrading, rock bolting and soil nailing works to stabilise the existing quarry face | Residential Development East Of Fishmore Road Ludlow Shropshire. 

A planning application for stabilising the edge that abuts the Castle View Meadow is on the Shropshire Council Online Planning Register and people can send in objections and comments via this link:
 
https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=QVH65WTDGGI00

Although very detailed it is extremely technical and difficult for a layperson to understand, please do spend some time preparing your objection beforehand and have a look at the list below and see which topics concern you most and include them if possible.

• What safety precautions will there be for pedestrians on the public footpath through the field?

• Which trees will actually be coppiced, and which will be grubbed up?

• What measures will be taken to minimise disruption to the wildlife on the Meadow site?

• What proportion of the current meadow will be lost to the grading? 

• What precautions will be taken to prevent damage to the meadow’s soil by heavy vehicles? 

• Will the rubble and soil removed during the reprofiling of the slope be taken off site via the Terrace?

• How much of the historic wall will be taken down to allow vehicle access?

• Will any damage to the wall be reinstated?

• What will be the nature of any permanent fence erected to protect members of the public from the still significant drop down to the Fishmore development?

We understand that the deadline for objections and comments is the 9th August 2021.

Here are a few words of advice from Andy Boddington, Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North:

"When local people look at a landscape, they see it through informed eyes. This is often the greatest contribution that residents bring to the planning process. They understand locality and context in a way a planning committee often cannot. Whether you wish to speak from the heart or write a technical letter of support or objection, your comments are valued.

Writing as a member of the planning committee, I can assure people that comments are read diligently by committee members. Even if we don’t agree with objections and letters of support, we do value hearing views."