Guidance to Objecting/Deadline 19th Nov 2019
Objecting to the reconsultation on Phase 1 & 2 housing development in setting of Old Oswestry hillfort * Deadline Extended to Tuesday, 19th November 2019 […]
PRESS RELEASE: Housing plans in hillfort landscape ignore development boundaries, say campaigners
Plans for controversial housing on the outskirts of Oswestry breach development ‘red lines’ within the landscape of Old Oswestry, one of Britain’s most important Iron […]
PRESS RELEASE: Heritage events explore hillfort’s cultural value, from archaeology to mental health
Discovering heritage makes us feel good, research has shown*, and one Shropshire hillfort will be highlighting why as part of a forthcoming national festival. A […]
PRESS RELEASE: TV historian warns of damage to heritage landscape and tourism value amid flood of objections to hillfort housing plans
The esteemed historian and media figure, Professor Michael Wood, has expressed serious concern over plans to build houses within ‘the fascinating historic landscape’ of Old […]
PRESS RELEASE: New Waterstones Children’s Laureate praises iconic hillfort, joining call to protect its landscape from development
Cressida Cowell, award-winning author of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series, has spoken in praise of Old Oswestry hillfort as plans to build in […]
PRESS RELEASE: Shoddy treatment of iconic Iron Age hillfort site continues, say campaigners as housing masterplan is revealed
Masterplanning for a housing estate in the landscape of a nationally important hillfort has exposed the folly of allocating the site in Shropshire’s local plan, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Shropshire Council’s assurances over Old Oswestry hillfort welcomed
“HOOOH and our many supporters nationwide have welcomed Shropshire Council’s recent assurances over the short-term future of Old Oswestry hillfort’s setting. “Seven sites were assessed […]
PRESS RELEASE: Concerns will continue until hillfort landscape is properly protected, say campaigners
Campaigners have responded to a backlash from Shropshire Council over disputed development threats within the landscape of a North Shropshire hillfort. Hillfort protection group, HOOOH, […]
Shropshire hillfort in new SOS as Shropshire Council’s long-term plans for town growth close in on ‘national jewel’
Campaigners are holding a fourth hillfort hug as planners map out a long-term vision to build a further glut of housing within the ancient landscape […]
PRESS RELEASE: Bugle call will fill landscape as WW1 centenary beacon glows on Old Oswestry hillfort
The sound of bugle call will pierce the night sky over Old Oswestry hillfort on November 11 as a WW1 centenary beacon is lit on […]