Hanwood Community Newsletter – Summer 2020 – Special Edition on Local Plan Review Welcome We hope residents are keeping safe and well in these difficult times. Shropshire Council has a webpage https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/ and helpline for anyone needing to access support due to Covid-19 - 0345 678 9028. This edition of the newsletter has an important special feature on the Local Plan Review, the strategic development plan for Shropshire until 2038. The Local Plan is currently out for consultation and the parish council is organising a public meeting on 7th September at 7pm. Depending on Covid-19 advice nearer the time, the public meeting will either be held remotely via Zoom or at Hanwood Village Hall. Details will be posted on the parish council website – www.greathanwoodpc.org.uk and Facebook “Hanwood Community” page, or you can contact the clerk for details – 01743 741611 or [email protected]. We hope you find this newsletter interesting. The council is meeting remotely using Zoom at the moment – please follow our website or ask the clerk if you would like to join a meeting. Caradoc Play Area The Caradoc View play area is now open with strict guidelines in place on social distancing, hygiene and numbers as summarised on the posters and notices on site. These rules are in place to ensure people’s safety and comply with Government guidance. Please follow them so the area can be enjoyed safely by all. Local Plan Review – Public Consultation Shropshire Council is undertaking a consultation on the Regulation 18 Pre-Submission Draft of the Shropshire Local Plan.The document identifies a draft vision and draft framework for the future development of Shropshire to 2038, addressing such issues as the needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the local economy, community facilities and infrastructure; and seeks to safeguard the environment, enable adaptation to climate change and helps to secure high-quality and accessible design. The Local Plan is an extensive document and full details can be found here https://shropshire.gov.uk/get- involved/reg-18-pre-submission-draft-local-plan-consultation/. Below is a summary as it relates to Hanwood. Hanwood Village: In regard to Hanwood, the village of Hanwood is to be a community hub, meaning it will have a total of approximately 50 dwellings between 31st March 2019 and 2038. This will all be on windfall/unidentified sites, within a development boundary drawn tightly around Hanwood village. It is important to note that Hanwood Bank has been classed as Open Countryside and as such will not have new housing and is not within the development boundary. Map of the development boundary The draft policy for Hanwood states: “Hanwood is a large linear village located on the A488, south-west of Shrewsbury. The village is located adjacent to the village of Hanwood Bank, however their communities consider that they have very separate identities. No sites are allocated for development within the village, in recognition of the capacity of existing commitments and the constraints present within the town including the adjacent railway line to the north and topography to the south, rather the development guideline will be achieved through appropriate windfall development, where it complies with Policy SP7 and other relevant policies of this Local Plan.” Shrewsbury Urban Extension: Part of Hanwood parish (the Shrewsbury side of Edgebold roundabout) is also included within an extension to Shrewsbury, on land between Hanwood Road and Mytton Oak Road (Sites SHR060, 158 &161). This is a large extension of 1,500 dwellings and 5ha of employment land. Whilst not all of this is within the parish, it will have impacts for the parish e.g. increased traffic. The draft policy for the extension describes it as: “A comprehensive new Sustainable Urban Extension development will be delivered, including around 1,500 dwellings, a minimum of 5 hectares of employment land, a local centre, the opportunity to create additional education and medical facilities and extensive green infrastructure. The development of this site will be in accordance with a Masterplan which will reflect the objectives of the Big Town Plan, be prepared in consultation with the public and adopted by Shropshire Council as a significant material planning consideration. A decision on a planning application will not be made until such time a Masterplan for the site has been approved by Shropshire Council, which addresses the following areas as a minimum: • The quality, design, mix and layout of housing provided will be informed by site constraints and opportunities, identified local needs and relevant policies of this Local Plan. • To the north of the site, opportunities for the enhancement of the town’s Park and Ride offer will be delivered, linked to the Council’s Park and Ride Strategy. A minimum of 5 hectares of employment land will be provided, utilizing opportunities associated with the creation of any new Park and Ride facility, and focussing on the delivery of high quality and flexible employment provision, supporting the objectives of policy SP10. • The local centre will include an appropriate range of neighbourhood shopping facilities in line with the requirements of policy DP10 and include leisure, retail and community uses. The new local centre will be required to support enhancements to provision for existing residents at Bowbrook and will therefore need to be located appropriately within the site in order to ensure the greatest opportunity to support pedestrian and cycle movements. • 4ha of land adjacent to the Bowbrook School site will be provided for new education facilities. 0.5ha of land will be provided for a new medical centre, if required in consultation with the Clinical Commissioning Group.” Map extract showing the Urban Extension: Commenting on the Local Plan Review: Please submit comments to Shropshire Council by 30th September 2020, 5pm. Details of how to comment are here: https://shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/reg-18-pre-submission-draft-local-plan- consultation/ .