Cheshire East prepares new local plan to guide development

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:31 · Archive

Cheshire East Council is preparing a new local plan to set out where homes, jobs and facilities should be built into the 2040s.

Cheshire East Council is preparing a new local plan that will guide development and planning decisions into the 2040s. The plan will set out the vision for future development and determine where new homes, jobs, schools, transport links, green spaces and community facilities should be located. Without a five-year housing land supply, the council has been unable to refuse unwanted speculative planning applications.

Tom Evans, strategic and environmental planning manager, said that having a five-year housing supply puts a council 'in such a strong position to be in control of your own destiny' and that 'that's what the plan delivers ultimately'. The council carried out a scoping consultation in summer, seeking feedback on housing, employment, transport, community infrastructure, climate change, the natural environment, heritage, health and wellbeing. Two call-for-sites exercises in 2024 and 2026 returned 597 sites, though the council stressed that no sites have been decided on at this stage.

Following cabinet approval, the council will publish the 'gateway one self-assessment' on its website and formally commence the 30-month local plan preparation process.

How it is being reported

• Why Cheshire East doesn't have five-year housing land supply - and what's being doneNew local plan aims to put end to unwanted, speculative applications councillors currently have little option to refuseCheshire Live · 18 Oct, 06:00
• Council planners explain why new local plan is so important for communitiesCheshire East is busy preparing its new local plan and will be consulting with residents during the process. Council planners explain its importance.Chester Standard · 17 Oct, 07:00

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