Childs Ercall Parish Council

26/05/2026

📢 The Future of Childs Ercall – Have Your Say

Shropshire Council has launched an 8‑week consultation on the new Local Plan, starting with the Scoping Consultation. This is the first opportunity for residents to influence how development is planned across the county for the next 20 years — including how small rural villages like Childs Ercall are treated.

At this stage the Council is not choosing specific development sites. Instead, it is asking for views on:

The priorities that should shape Shropshire’s future

How development should be distributed across the county

The methodology for assessing potential development sites

What planning policies are needed

How communities should be involved

The draft Community Hierarchy, which will directly affect how villages like ours are classified in planning decisions

🗓️ The consultation runs until 15 July, and it is important that residents take part so that the needs, constraints, and character of Childs Ercall are properly understood.

👉 Full details and the online response form are available here:
https://getinvolved.shropshire.gov.uk/consultations/shropshire-local-plan-scoping-consultation/

There will also be a public drop‑in session where Shropshire Council officers will be available to answer questions:

📍 Market Drayton – Festival Drayton Centre
🗓️ 10 June
⏰ 9.30am – 4pm

Residents are encouraged to attend or submit comments online.

21/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Parish and Community Meetings last night. We heard reports from the Chair of the Parish Council, along with updates from the Church, the Village Club and the Community Association (CECA).

The Parish Council then appointed a Chair and Vice Chair for the coming year and confirmed councillor responsibilities across our various areas of work.

A wide range of topics were discussed, including ongoing planning matters, highway safety, Shropshire Council’s consultation for the new Local Plan, and the continued maintenance of our parish assets and amenity areas.

Our Annual Financial Governance (AGAR) reports will be uploaded to the community website in due course and displayed on the playground noticeboard, together with the minutes of our meetings.

Our next Parish Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 17th June at 7pm in the Jubilee Hall. Please note that there is no meeting in July.

If you would like to raise any matters in the meantime, please contact the Chair or Clerk by email:
[email protected] or [email protected]

Thank you for your continued support.

06/05/2026

16/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Parish Council meeting last night. A wide range of topics were covered, including the proposed 25‑home development on Eaton Road, which would represent a significant change for our village and parish.

The Parish Council resolved to object to the application, consistent with our approach to other speculative developments outside the village boundary.

Please continue to submit your comments via the Shropshire Council planning portal:
https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=TCQ4TITDHFW00&activeTab=summary

If there are any other matters you feel need attention, you are very welcome to contact me at [email protected].

A reminder that the Annual Parish Meeting in May is a shorter, more open meeting where residents can raise issues directly.

14/04/2026

Reminder of our April Parish Council Meeting, tomorrow evening (Wednesday) 7pm Jubilee Hall - Agenda on the Community website. We will of course be discussing the Eaton Road planning application

10/04/2026

UPDATE REGARDING PLANNING APPLICATION 26/01212/FUL

THE CONSULTATION FOR THIS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 10TH JUNE 2026

https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=details&keyVal=TCQ4TITDHFW00

Proposed Mixed Residential Development of 27 dwellings (including 8 Affordable Housing properties), Village Shop, Public Open Space and Public Footpath/Cycleway linkage

Land West Of Eaton Road Childs Ercall - so the land next to Steppes Way and opposite the Jubilee Hall.

Please review the application and lodge your comments on the Council portal (you may need to register).

20/03/2026

Council Tax 2026-2027 breakdown - at our March Parish Council Meeting this week, we were provided with a breakdown of 'What your Council Tax pays for' based upon a Band D Property (different bands will pay different rates).

I thought I would share this, so all our residents so can see where your money is spent. Paper copies will be put up on our noticeboards and in the Village Club.

*Note*, this figure will vary from your total bill as it does not show the PCC, Fire Service and other costs, which are shown on your actual bill.