Ironbridge power station housing 'approved before policies in place'

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Plans for more than 1,000 homes have been approved.

An artist's impression of what the site could look like

Last year councillors voted 6-4 to grant planning permission for the new community, which will also see a school, business premises and leisure facilities built on the 350-acre site at Buildwas. Councillor Duncan White, the mayor of Much Wenlock, said:"This plan does not effectively identify or cost an adequate level of infrastructure changes suitable to the plan."

Mr Thomas queried the accuracy of traffic modelling, and said not enough was being provided for bus services, the roads, or health services. He said local GP surgeries were already over capacity. He said all the issues were considered as a part of the planning application process and added:"We do consider that these issues have been considered appropriately during the planning application process."

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