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Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Plans for new 132-home village estate approved
Plans for a new 132-home estate in a Shropshire village have been approved. Shropshire Council has given the go-ahead for the housing scheme to be built on land north of Thomas Penson Road in Gobowen. Developers Persimmon said the project would see a mixture of properties, ranging from one to five-bed homes, built on a 15 acre (6 hectare) plot of land between the A5 and the Shrewsbury railway line. The area of arable land forms a "logical extension" to the village, the company added. Documents show that nearly a third of the site will be earmarked for open space, with a "central green" located to the south-east. About 10% of the properties will also be a mix of affordable rent and shared ownership. Persimmon added that sustainability is at the "forefront" of the design, with every house being fitted with an electric vehicle charging point. Gobowen Parish Council objected to the plans, voicing concerns over flooding after having four instances in the village in the past year. However, a council officer recommended that the plans be approved as the site was already allocated for housing in the authority's local plan. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. More on this story 'Penis-shaped' housing estate application lodged Plans to turn property into nine-bed HMO rejected Historic mansion to house holiday lets and shops Related internet links Shropshire Council
BBC News
09-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for new 132-home estate in Gobowen approved
Plans for a new 132-home estate in a Shropshire village have been approved. Shropshire Council has given the go-ahead for the housing scheme to be built on land north of Thomas Penson Road in Persimmon said the project would see a mixture of properties, ranging from one to five-bed homes, built on a 15 acre (6 hectare) plot of land between the A5 and the Shrewsbury railway area of arable land forms a "logical extension" to the village, the company added. Documents show that nearly a third of the site will be earmarked for open space, with a "central green" located to the south-east. About 10% of the properties will also be a mix of affordable rent and shared ownership. Persimmon added that sustainability is at the "forefront" of the design, with every house being fitted with an electric vehicle charging Parish Council objected to the plans, voicing concerns over flooding after having four instances in the village in the past year. However, a council officer recommended that the plans be approved as the site was already allocated for housing in the authority's local plan. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hospital with longest treatment waits promises improvement
A hospital trust which came bottom of the England league table for treatment waiting times has said it is working to improve for May showed The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital in Gobowen, Shropshire, started treatment for just 44.5% of its patients within 18 weeks, with the national target being 60%.That was worse than the figure for April, which was 48.3%.The hospital, rated "good" by the Care Quality Commission, said: "A number of factors combined which impacted significantly on our operational capacity." It added it was confident of hitting the 60% target by March 2026. National NHS data for May showed waiting list numbers were down by nearly 30,000 to 7,360,000 – the lowest total since March an analysis of hospital trusts by BBC Verify found that more than a third were seeing a smaller share of patients within 18 weeks since January's announcement of an NHS improvement Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt is a specialist orthopaedic hospital which provides elective orthopaedic well as being bottom of the table for the 18-week target, it ranked 133rd out of 134 for the percentage of patients waiting more than 52 weeks for elective treatment.A hospital spokesperson said: "We have worked with our consultant body, with NHS England and the national Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) team to maximise capacity, and this work will drive improvement in the coming weeks and months."NHS England said the health service had been experiencing "huge demand" but waiting times were improving because "staff are showing their determination to improve access to services". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Three hurt, one seriously, in Gobowen crash
Three men have been hospitalised following a single-car crash.A blue Toyota Auris was travelling towards Oswestry when it left the carriageway and struck an embankment on the A5 in Gobowen, Shropshire, at about 01:30 BST.A 21-year-old was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries believed to be potentially life-threatening, while two men aged 22 were taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be Mercia Police is encouraging anyone with information to email Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
