PLANS for Pauls Moss have been officially resubmitted to Shropshire Planning committee.

Earlier this month the Wrekin Housing Trust released details of the updated plans, which this time featured the Victorian Pauls Moss House, after previous plans were thrown out.

The redevelopment plans include conversion of Pauls Moss House to form a cafe/community hub and flats as well as the construction of apartments and the health centre building.

The plans also involve a landscaping scheme including the removal of trees and the formation of car parking spaces and alterations to existing vehicular access.

The application is now open to public consultation, and several people have already offered their views for and against.

Sarah Smith from Whitchurch is one of those to support the application, saying: "I'm pleased that this proposal has been reconsidered after the failure of the previous application, as I know many people had to be rehoused because of the scheme.

"Purpose built extra care apartments to support all members of our community are vital to the town.

"I just hope that we can now move on with adapting the old Pauls Moss building to bring it up to modern standards without too much extra cost."

Meanwhile Eleanor Cooper from Pauls Moss Court is concerned the plans will leave her address 'landlocked'.

"No planning was made apparent for our access to and from site whilst works are underway, and entrances are being opened and closed to us.

"We are landlocked, there is only one route for us across the site for vehicular access, and this is to be removed by the development.

"Recently I have been unable to get home as a large lorry was manoeuvring across the entrance to Pauls Moss Court.

"I for one am most concerned about this happening with greater frequency with the site traffic."

Campaigners for the Save Pauls Moss group have also welcomed the plans, but still have some reservations.

“The new medical centre looks fantastic and we are delighted that work to build this crucial health care facility is at last progressing," a spokesman for the group said.

"The welcome retention of Pauls Moss House is obviously key to obtaining planning approval for the new scheme, but we have noted that sadly many of the original and valuable internal features may be sacrificed in the refurbishment, we hope this will be re-thought.

"We would also like to see the continued concerns of the residents of Pauls Moss Court about their loss of privacy, open space and safe walking, addressed.”