The latest setback for the North West Relief Road will only delay the project a matter of weeks, according to Shropshire Council – but that is a message people have heard before.
Artist's impression of the North West Relief Road over the river Severn at Sheltonconcerns were raised by the Environment Agency about its impact on drinking waterThe ongoing saga of the multi-million pound project should not come as too much of a surprise; the process of completing major infrastructure projects across the UK has become increasingly torturous in recent years.
The EA's response to the plan is key – it is a major consultee on the planning application, with an opinion that carries significant weight.EA planning specialist Mark Davies’s letter to the council says the EA’s concerns centre on the potential impact on Shrewsbury’s drinking supplies from piling work for foundations for the Shelton Rough River Severn Viaduct, and the drainage system on the planned Holyhead Roundabout.
The proposal has not yet been able to go before a planning committee because the council was waiting for the EA’s opinion on the plans. The EA, for its part, said that it was unable to provide the information without more details from the council. That opinion has now been forthcoming, but it isn’t good news for Shropshire Council – although it says it is confident the issues can be resolved and that the plan can go to a planning committee this summer.
The council is fully committed to the project – with the current Conservative leader, Councillor Lezley Picton, saying it should have been completed years ago. Despite that, there have been more than 4,500 objections submitted – while Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Oswestry Town Councils all want the proposal scrapped.
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