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The developers maintain New Riverside will be built with high quality materials and improve connectivity in the town. The reconfigured shopping centres will link with the town centre from the main shopping thoroughfare of Pride Hill through to Raven Meadows multi-storey car park, the riverside and Frankwell, Roushill Bank with access to Mardol and to the bus station. [5]
Shrewsbury was previously unparished, with the Mayor of Shrewsbury and Atcham acting as the town's mayor. With a population of over 76,000, Shrewsbury is the fourth-most populous parish in England. The town council provides horticultural services and is responsible for parks, sports pitches, recreation grounds, allotments and highway verges.
Shropshire Council argues that the road will reduce congestion and unlock new land for housing. The scheme has received over 5,000 formal objections [6] and has been criticised for being contradictory to the council's net zero by 2030 pledge. [4] The project has been criticised by climate activists for its environmental impact.
An outline planning application for a development including 1,000 new homes and other facilities was submitted to both Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council on 19 December 2019. [15]
As a unitary authority, Telford and Wrekin Council has the functions of a county council and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health.
Shrewsbury Market Hall hosts just over 70 independent businesses, including grocers, restaurants, cafes, and butchers. [3] As of 2024, the market is jointly managed by Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Town Council, the first responsible for the permanent stalls and retail units, along with the overall management of the building, and the latter ...
Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently:
The Darwin Centre was to become the main shopping site with shops moved from the Pride Hill Centre to create room for a new council headquarters offices within the town centre and the upper level of the latter centre to be redeveloped for leisure purposes including possibly a cinema. [9]