Main recommendations

4.  Landmarks and strategic views in and out of the settlements must be protected and promoted.

5.  There should be no ribbon development on the approaches to any of the settlements.

6.  The preservation of the remaining, but significant, sections of Offa’s Dyke is essential.

7.  Native species of trees and shrubs/hedges should be planted to retain the landscape and to benefit wildlife.

8.  The yew trees at the former Efel Inn and in All Saints’ Church yard should be retained for their natural and historical value

9.  The landfill planning application for Nantmawr Quarry should be turned down.

10.  Treflach Quarry should be developed as a wildlife site.  The road visibility should, however, be improved at the entrance, where parking could be provided.

Other policies and recommendations

59.  Land and property owners should undertake regular maintenance (at recommended intervals) to keep hedges, verges, trees and waterways in good order.

60.  Local people should contribute to a record of wild life activity and diversity and the record be used to ensure the natural habitats are preserved.

61.  Landowners and householders should protect existing wildlife environments and help create new habitats in the form of copses, hedgerows, ponds, and walls.  Advice is available from the local wildlife trust and others.

62.  Shropshire County Council, working with local people and groups, should ensure that public footpaths and rights of way are well marked and maintained.

63.  Local councils should take appropriate steps when views of the countryside become blighted by litter, unsightly rubbish or dumped items.

64.  A review of all the trees in the settlements should lead to the identification of significant trees with appropriate maintenance and preservation arrangements.  A tree planting scheme should be drawn up and implemented as part of the review, working with Shropshire County Council’s Countryside Unit

65.  BritishTelecom should be encouraged to reduce the number of telephone poles and put cabling in ducts between poles.

66.  Those stone walls which exist should be maintained and kept in good repair, as significant features of the villages.  The Rural Parish Council should support restoration work where possible.

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