Shropshire Council originally created a Local Plan which covered from 2016 to 2046. The aim of the plan was to decide where new homes would go across the county. The draft plan that Shropshire Council submitted was deemed "unsound" by Planning Inspectors and it was formally withdrawn in July 2025. 

Shropshire Council is now writing a new plan that goes from 2025 to 2046 (with adoption in 2029) and some 40,600 new dwellings (a minimum of 2,030 a year) must be planned for. They have asked landowners to put forward sites that can be considered for development and the Sundorne Castle Estate has submitted a large number to them.

The Parish Council's first involvement will be to respond to Shropshire Council's "scoping consultation" which has a deadline of the 15th of July. This consultation aims to gather public and stakeholder input by asking for opinions on Shropshire Council's "vision, spatial strategy, methodology and the evidence base". At this stage, the Parish Council cannot submit an opinion on any of the sites the Estate has put forward.

Here is a link that will take you to Shropshire Council's map showing promoted sites in the region. Once you have read the information and clicked "I understand", use the "+" sign in the top left corner to zoom in and see the sites that have been put forward by the Estate in Upton Magna.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/232e9007138641d293996b3ba10eeee3?utm_source=copilot.com 

Below you will find a number of documents that give you more information on what is happening - this includes Shropshire Council's timetable for creating the plan. You will also find a copy of a flyer that was recently delivered to most (if not all) of the households in the Parish. If you would like to respond to the flyer, please do so by the 10th of July by emailing [email protected] or by post to 5 Allgold Drive, Shrewsbury, SY2 5NN.

We are in initial, early discussions regarding this, in order to obtain more information. When we have enough, we may arrange a community meeting so that we can share any information we have gathered. Please note that this subject will be included on the agenda at the next usual Parish Council meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, 9th of July at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.