Mixed-use development planned for former pitch and putt site
Shropshire Council has announced plans for the development of the former Meole Brace Pitch and Putt site in Shrewsbury, which would see a mixed-use scheme and a care home built on the site.
A planning application has been submitted by Cordwell Leisure Development on behalf of Shropshire Council, which has been appointed as development managers.
The mixed-use development, to be located on the western side of the site, would accommodate eight business units of various sizes and a total of 101 parking spaces, two of which would be EV charging points.
Under the plans, it is envisaged that the development could include food and beverage outlets, leisure facilities and some retail.
Negotiations with prospective tenants have already begun.
It is hoped the development will benefit the local economy and raise additional income for Shropshire Council.
Under the plans the eastern side of the site would be sold with the aim of building a care home on the land.
Subject to planning permission it is anticipated that all construction work would be completed in November 2023 and the mixed-use development would be in operation from April 2024.
Following years of declining use of the Meole Brace Pitch and Putt, Shropshire Council’s cabinet agreed in 2017 to dispose of the 3.9 acre site to a prospective developer.
Subsequent market conditions and the pandemic meant that the sale could not deliver the anticipated capital income, and in September 2021 full council agreed to revise the approach on the disposal of the Pitch and Putt site.
