A BUILDING development in Whitchurch has been awarded a silver place in a prestigious award.

David Wilson Homes’ The Mounts in Whitchurch, was awarded the Silver category in this year’s Great Place awards alongside Montgomery Place development, in Oswestry.

This prestigious award only honours the best of the best of housing developments based on a number of elements including community facilities, access to public transport and does the development have a mix of housing types and tenure that suit local requirements?

Dominic Harman, managing director at David Wilson Homes Mercia, said: “We are thrilled to have received this award for not only one, but two of our developments in Shropshire.

"We are so passionate about providing premier housing for all of our customers.

“We are delighted that all our effort and passion is being recognised. We can’t wait to see these developments and their community continue to thrive and flourish.”