Shropshire Council

Key dates

2019

  • 21 March – Department for Transport awards £54.4m towards the construction of the NWRR
  • April / May - environmental baseline surveys carried out
  • 16 May - update report to full council / programme entry ratification
  • June - governance report to overview/scrutiny committee
  • September to December – completion of further detailed designs in line with environmental, technical and adjacent landowner/stakeholder requirements

2020 

  • March / April – pre-planning submission public and stakeholder consultation 

2021 

  • 19 February – planning application
  • May – Further phase (4) of ground investigation works commenced
  • 26 August – revised planning application details submitted to the Local Planning Authority

2022

  • March – phase (4) of ground investigation works completed
  • August to November – Specialist Ground Investigation (phase 4A).

2023

  • 2 February - Supplementary Environmental Information submitted to the Local Planning Authority
  • 8 February – further 30-day consultation period commenced
  • Early Summer – Planning committee due
  • June – Commence advanced works / Utility Diversions
  • Summer / Autumn – contract(or) procurement
  • Autumn / Winter - full business case to cabinet, council, scrutiny
  • Winter - full business case to be submitted to DfT

2024

  • Spring - full business case endorsement by DfT
  • Summer - appointment of contractor
  • Summer – start of main works construction

2025

  • Throughout – Main works construction

2026

  • Autumn / Winter – Road Open

2027

  • Spring - Project fully complete
  • Spring / Summer – Traffic Calming measures to Welshpool Road

 

Please note that all of the above dates are approximate and subject to change.