PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR UP TO 100 NEW HOMES IN WEM

16th February 2022

Northern Trust Company Ltd is pleased to announce that it has successfully gained outline planning permission via appeal for up to 100 new homes on a 15 acre site off on land at Lowe Hill Road, Wem.

Alongside 100 dwellings the development provides significant local benefits in the form of 10% affordable housing, public open space, community facilities and local highway improvements.

John Tootell, Strategic Land & Planning Executive at Northern Trust commented “We are delighted to have secured outline planning permission for this site. The project team, led by Andrea Caplan at Savills, have worked incredibly hard in what have been very challenging circumstances and we are thrilled the planning inspector concluded in favour of the development and allowed the appeal. This development will deliver an important allocation within the Shropshire Council SAMDev Plan, will provide much needed housing and affordable housing within Wem and will provide significant investment into the local area.

We will now be working with Peter Gough at Savills on the marketing of the site and look forward to delivering new homes for Wem in the near future.”

Northern Trust will now focus on a disposal strategy to bring this site to fruition, with Savills appointed to market the site to potential house builders.

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