The first batch of brand new homes for rent, four 1-bed houses and four 2-bed bungalows, has been released for bids by potential tenants.

Please see Shropshire Council's Homepoint website for details.

If you are registered with Homepoint you can bid on one of these homes now.

Enquiries to Wrekin's Lettings Officer Zoe Prince on 01952 217336.

The new homes on Whitchurch Road behind the Medical Centre, built for local people, are expected to be ready for occupation in November.

The ONLY way to apply to rent one of the houses as a tenant is through Shrophire Council’s Homepoint.

The first batch of homes is expected to be  advertised on the Homepoint website on Wednesday 11 September 2024  and this will be the first  opportunity to bid for one of the houses, as they are advertised. Please see the document attached below for a full explanation of the process.

Further batches of homes will be released at weekly intervals.

If you are interested in occupying one of these new homes you must first be registered with Shropshire Council Homepoint.

You can do this on-line: go to  www.shropshirehomepoint.co.uk

Or telephone: 0300 303 8595.

HOMEPOINT IS CURRENTLY EXTREMELY BUSY PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, SO TO ENSURE YOURS IS CONSIDERED FOR THE NEW PREES HOMES PLEASE MAKE SURE TO FLAG UP THE INFO REGARDING LOCAL CONNECTIONS ON YOUR APPLICATION ( THERE IS A SECTION WHERE THIS CAN BE HIGHLIGHTED.)  THIS WILL ENSURE APPLICATIONS FROM LOCAL PEOPLE CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND ASSIST WITH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS.)

For help please email the Parish Council clerk or phone her on 07526 962705.

There is also one remaining home available for Shared Ownership. This is a three-bedroom semi-detached house. 

Details available from www.wrekin.com or www.onthemarket.com

or telephone 01952 476134

Please find all relevant documents pertaining to the financial Audit for the year ending March 31 2024 under Notices under the Parish Council heading.

Freedom Fibre is in the process of rolling-out its fast full-fibre broadband network to homes and businesses in North Shropshire.

Whilst the Company is largely able to make use of the existing network of telegraph poles and underground ducting, it is necessary for it to install some new infrastructure.

Under existing planning legislation, Freedom Fibre is able to install masts and poles less than 15m high in many locations without being subject to planning consent.  It has provided the Parish Council with the geographical coordinates of some 160 telegraph poles it intends to install in Prees Parish.  The attached pdf file states the coordinates of the proposed location of every new pole in Prees Parish.  These can be entered directly into a number of computer-based mapping applications including Bing Maps and Google Maps.  The coordinates are stated in degrees and decimal degrees as latitude (North) followed by longitude (East), with the longitude being a negative number indicating 'West'.

For example, the coordinates of the first pole on the list are stated as: 

52.8748057  -2.6526637

This could also be written as:

N52.8748057  W2.6526637

Entering these coordinates into the 'Search' box in either Google Maps or Bing Maps shows that the proposed location of this new pole is on the A49 near to the junction of Nook Lane.

Freedom Fibre has stated that in line with statutory obligations, they will display official notices detailing the proposed telegraph poles on nearby street furniture for 28 days before their planned installation.

Freedom Fibre has stated that the Company is keen to proactively engage with residents and community leaders as much as possible.  

Residents with questions or queries should visit www.freedomfibre.com/faq-poles 

Prees Walks No 1 and 2 have recently been improved by the replacement of stiles with kissing-gates, improving accessibility for all.

Please note that Walk No 1 is currently blocked at point 11.  Shropshire Council Footpaths officers are aware and the matter will be rectified.

Update on Progress at Community-Led development Whitchurch Road

Apart from one bungalow, which is being considered for early allocation to an exceptional case of local need, none of the other homes have been provisionally allocated.

The allocation process will not begin until 2-3 months before the completed homes are handed over for occupation. Completion will not be before November 2024.

Currently the builders are only able to do minor infrastructure works due to the fact that main electricity connections have not been completed to the site.

The previous building contractors had based their proposals on the belief that a connection to an existing transformer would be sufficient to service the new homes.

However, when approached, Scottish Power advised that a new separate sub-station would be required , and that they would not be able confirm their programme to install , until all necessary legal documents have been completed .

In order for the access road to be adopted (and thereafter maintained) by Shropshire Council, two small areas of land leased by the Medical Centre and owned by the Grocott Family Charitable Trust need to be encroached on as part of the access footpath and road.

Shropshire Council will not agree to adopt the road unless the footpath can be included.

Three sets of lawyers are currently working on the agreements and it is believed that their work is nearly complete.

If you are interested in occupying one of these new homes, the only application route is through Shropshire Council’s Homepoint scheme.

You must be registered with the scheme to be considered.

Go online at   www.shropshirehomepoint.co.uk  or telephone 0300 303 8595.

Shropshire Council has installed a number of EV chargers for the convenience of owners of electric vehicles in its car park at Prees Village Hall in Church Street, Prees.

All details are available via the ZapMap app or via  http://smartkerb.com  which is the company operating them. 

Collection of domestic green waste will no longer be a free service provided by Shropshire Council from October 2024.  If you wish to continue to use this service you will need to sign up to pay.  Please see attached leaflet for all details.