Appeal hearings have been called over the refusal of two separate planning applications for new care homes in Market Drayton.Shropshire Council rejected proposals for a 60-bed home in Great Hales Street on December 6 last year, and turned down a 66-bed scheme for Sych Farm off Adderley Road just weeks later on December 23.
Objections were received from 30 members of the public as well as Market Drayton Town Council, citing concerns that the building would be out of keeping with the town’s conservation area, the potential impact on neighbouring businesses and residents, and that there was insufficient parking.
Meanwhile the plans for Sych Farm, lying just outside the town on the other side of the bypass, were put forward by LNT Care Developments. A report refusing the plans said: “The scheme is considered to be contrary to the adopted local plan and no evidence has been provided to demonstrate that appropriate design mitigation has been considered to reduce noise impact for the future occupiers of the building.
LNT Developments objected to the direction being confirmed, saying: “the Article Four Direction will prevent a multi-million-pound, employment generating community use coming forward on the site, or any alternative development which would help regenerate the area and boost the local economy.