The changing face of a rural parish
Much of the land lay dormant until about five years ago and now approximately 800 new dwellings have been built. Open space and woodland; known as the 'Green Network' has also been created.
In recent years, Lawley has been subjected to extensive opencast mining leaving undeveloped areas (now classed as brownfield sites). Most of these sites are owned by English Partnerships who have now begun to create one of the largest urban extensions in England; the Lawley Sustainable Urban Development (SUE). The project is a sustainable development strategy to promote the regeneration of the area as outlined in the Wrekin Local Plan 2001-2006 that will be delivered over the next 15 to 20 years by English Partnerships (now the Homes & Communities Agency) and Telford & Wrekin Council.
An extensive environmental assessment carried out by Atkins on behalf of English Partnerships during 2004 has concluded that there are no clear reasons why development should not take place on the proposed development site. The development will cover an area of approximately 100 Ha and will provide 20% of housing requirements for Telford and Wrekin until 2018.
For more information please visit Homes & Communities Agency website
and Ironstone at Lawley