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IRT objection to Power Station redevelopment plans
'''The Ironbridge Railway Trust ''' was formed in November 2005 and is a Company limited by Guarantee incorporated in 2007. It was registered as charity no. 1129939 on 2 June 2009 and is governed by a small number of trustees. Its income and expenditure are small, with a maximum raised of £2,151 in the years from May 2013-18.
==Objectives==
In subsequent years The Trust has consulted with stakeholders such as e-on/Uniper (previous owners of the [[Ironbridge power station]] site), local Councillors and MPs, the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership and Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Councils to elicit support in principle for their proposals.
In June 2018 the Harworth Group announced that it had bought the Ironbridge power station site for an undisclosed sum. Following public consultation in May 2019, Harworth Group submitted an outline planning application for redevelopment of the site on 19th December 2019.<ref>[https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=Q2YLFWTD06Z00 Shropshire Council: Planning Application Documents]</ref> The Ironbridge Railway Trust objected to the outline planning application on 21 February 2020, essentially because it appears to make no provision for any form of rail connection to Ironbridge. A postscript to the objection noted that "...''we advised Harworth Group of our comments and concerns in May 2019 following their public presentations. Regrettably, we have not received any acknowledgement of our communication despite their willingness to engage in constructive comment following their respective public consultations, or our various meetings to advise them of our position and philosophy.''"<ref>[https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/files/5DD3AE716BE826DBB831F7D4E9A26A6D/pdf/19_05560_OUT-IRONBRIDGE_RAILWAY_TRUST-3846129.pdf Shropshire Council: Planning Application Documents (IRT objection)]</ref>.
==Relationship with the SVR==
