NORTH SHROPSHIRE MP calls for Rail Minister to get Baschurch Station plans ‘on track’, after meeting about the best way to move the project forward.

Helen Morgan MP has today called for Rail Minister Huw Merriman to back Baschurch Station and get plans ‘on track’ as soon as possible.

This comes after a recent meeting between the MP and Baschurch Station Group where the best ways to move the project forward were discussed. 

Mrs Morgan has now urged the Minister to support the campaign, drive forward proposals and coordinate with key players like Transport for Wales, Network Rail, and Shropshire Council.

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She said: “Residents in Baschurch have tirelessly campaigned for their station and have built up a huge body of support for the proposal.

“Most recently this includes the crucial addition of car parking.

The North Shropshire MP continued: “This is now the right time for the Government to get involved in pushing forward plans for Baschurch Station and making the arrangements needed with Transport for Wales, Network Rail, and Shropshire Council.

“I’m calling on the Minister to get on board with the proposal and ensure plans for the station on track as soon as possible.”

Advocates for Baschurch Station recently had a landmark victory, after Shropshire Council decided to support a planning application which included provision for a car park that could be used by a future station.

Shropshire Council's Northern Planning Committee unanimously voted in favour of plans to build 48 homes and space for a railway station car park on land adjacent to Melville House, Station Road, in January.

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The approval came after planning officers said it should be rejected due to it not following the Local Plan development boundary.

This new development also acts as the beginning of a link road from the south end of the village, and once it is build it will make it safer for children to get to school.