Bishop's Castle and surrounding area
This place plan covers a large rural area in the southwest of Shropshire on the border with Wales. Its main market town is Bishop’s Castle. It's primarily a rural area dominated by the Stiperstones hills but has a series of small settlements spread throughout the area at Clun, Worthen, Chirbury and Bucknell.
For up-to-date area profile and census information, please take a look at our Bishops Castle profile.
Place plans were developed to include a main centre (often a market town) and its surrounding smaller towns, villages and rural hinterland. These areas are recognised in the local plan as functioning geographical areas, with strong linkages to and from the main town and the wider area.
The Bishop's Castle and Surrounding Area Place Plan covers the area identified on the map on this page. It summarises and prioritises the local infrastructure needs which are required to support the sustainable development of the area, and identifies the wider investment needs to assist delivery of the community’s vision and aspirations.
Supporting information
Bishop's Castle projects
Completed projects
- Project ID
- 317
- Town or parish council area
- Worthen with Shelve Parish Council
- Title of project
- Highways Safety contribution for land at Aston Hall, Aston Rogers, Westbury
- Project description
- Highways safety contribution - land at Aston Hall, Aston Rogers, Westbury
- Infrastructure type
- Transport and Accessibility
- Place plan category
- Priority B
- Project ID
- 438
- Town or parish council area
- Chirbury with Brompton Parish Council
- Title of project
- B4386 Improvements feasibility Bishops Castle
- Project description
- To asses the feasibility of highways safety measures through parish clusters including speed reduction measures traffic calming junction and pavement improvements
- Infrastructure type
- Transport and Accessibility
- Place plan category
- Priority B
- Project ID
- 439
- Town or parish council area
- Bishop's Castle Place Plan Area Wide Project
- Title of project
- A488 road safety improvements feasibility and desgin
- Project description
- To consider road safety throughout the place plan area including speed limits, traffic management, parking and pedestrian safer routes along the A488
- Infrastructure type
- Transport and Accessibility
- Place plan category
- Priority B
- Project ID
- 611
- Town or parish council area
- Bishop's Castle Town Council
- Title of project
- Business Parks Bishop Castle Business Park Development
- Project description
- Bishops Castle Business Park development of new workspace to meet demand from local businesses circa. 50,000 sq ft. over four/five units approx. £4.5 M of investment
- Infrastructure type
- Economic opportunities
- Place plan category
- Priority B
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Data and information review
The infrastructure project list is based on information submitted to us by town and parish councils in each place plan area. This information is then tested against data held by us, and further informed by consultation with a range of infrastructure providers.
By gathering this information, we've been able to understand more clearly the needs of each place plan area and use this information to make some difficult decisions about prioritisation of projects.