Eccleshall is facing unprecedented pressure from a wave of speculative planning proposals. Over 1,500 new homes have been suggested across 84 hectares of surrounding greenfield land — a level of development that would more than double the size of our town.
These proposals are not part of a coordinated or sustainable growth plan.
They are opportunistic, developer-led applications that, if approved, would overwhelm our roads, schools, healthcare services, and destroy much of the surrounding countryside that makes Eccleshall such a special place to live.
We are not in a designated Green Belt — which means there is even more reason to fight for responsible, community-led planning.
The Threat in Numbers
10 sites submitted for development
209 acres of greenfield land under threat
1,534 new houses proposed
84.6 hectares total – the equivalent of over 210 football pitches
Housing densities as high as 22 homes per hectare
These are not infill sites. Every single one lies on greenfield land currently used for agriculture or grazing, and in many cases borders narrow country lanes or open landscape with no infrastructure to support this level of change.
