A council ecology officer raises the risk of a 'significant biodiversity loss' over the project.
The land had previously been developed, but was cleared in 2020 and has since become overgrownA developer has withdrawn plans for an estate of 30 affordable homes after wildlife concerns were raised.But a report by Telford and Wrekin Council's ecology officer said the impact would be a "significant biodiversity loss".
The previously-developed site contained a car park and workshops until 2020, but had since become overgrown. In the application, Keon Homes said there would have been a mix of properties with between one and four bedrooms.But the ecology officer said in his report: "This scale of biodiversity loss is on the whole unacceptable, especially where no compensation has been detailed."Follow BBC West Midlands on
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