Former Blakedown parish councillor Jim Long resigned over the car park issue BLAKEDOWN Parish Council needs to get a better deal before it agrees to take over the village car park, an ex-councillor who recently resigned over the issue has said. Former parish councillor Jim Long says he was gagged from speaking about proposed transfer agreement due to him being the landlord of the local shop, which meant he had a financial interest in the car park s future according to the parish council.
Former councillor Jim Long says it will cost thousands to bring the car park up to scratch
SAFETY fears have been raised over two planning applications which could see more than 400 new homes built in Stourport. Wyre Forest District Council have received a proposal to build up to 331 houses on land to the west of Pearl Lane, and another to build 110 homes at Coniston Crescent. However, objectors have voiced their concerns over the proposals on the council s planning website, which were both received January 13. One objector to the Pearl Lane project, which is being developed by Barratt Homes, said: The roads are not suitable for extra traffic and the bridge would not cope. There are is traffic queues now. Another said: It will ruin the landscape and quietness of the area .
A PLANNING application to keep a Stourport site as a car park for the next seven years has now been lodged by the council. Previously, Wyre Forest District Council planned to build three-storey accommodation to house homeless people at the Bridge Street site – but the proposal was rejected by their planning committee. That decision came after more than 1,300 objections against the schemes were made, including opposition from Stourport Town Council – and, as we revealed in September, the setback cost the district council almost £200,000. The council bought the land more than a decade ago from Lloyds Garages. It has been operating as a temporary public car park for the past 4 years, following the demolition of buildings on site.