Plans for up to 275 new homes on fields in Nantwich have moved a step closer, writes Belinda Ryan.
Seddon Homes wants to build the properties on land to the east of Broad Lane at Stapeley.
The developer has this month submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report to Cheshire East Council.
A full planning application is expected to follow. The report, submitted by WSP on behalf of Seddon Homes, says the proposal will:
provide new family housing to meet a range of local needs
provide affordable housing in accordance with policy
provide good quality open space
deliver biodiversity enhancement in accordance with local and national requirements
deliver economic benefits associated with the construction of the new development
The application site is 9.5ha of agricultural fields accessed from Broad Lane, which runs along the western boundary of the site.
To the north, east and south are undeveloped fields.
The report states: “The site is in a sustainable location for residential development, close to existing services and facilities in Nantwich.”
It adds Cheshire East does not have a five-year housing land supply and “the site plays an important role in responding to the housing crisis”.
The Seddon proposal follows plans from Nightingale Land for 75 homes on an irregular-shaped 3.82-hectare field off Broad Lane and Batherton Lane.
The Nightingale application, which is in outline form, is scheduled for consideration by Cheshire East’s strategic planning board on March 5th, according to the council’s website, although this could be subject to change.
The Seddon EIA scoping report can be viewed on the planning portal on Cheshire East Council’s website.
The application number is 26/0517/EIA.
Why oh why do Nantwich keep building 3/4 bedroomed homes?
I’ve recently retired, disabled, children left home, husband died 10 years ago. …. But there are still NEVER any one bedroomed, disabled homes EVER built!
I have been DESPERATE for a one bedroomed bungalow, but they are like chickens teeth!
If I could move to a smaller house, someone could move into my 3 bedroomed home. It makes no sense.
We need the planners to make available what is NEEDED FOR NANTWICH., not what provides more profit for the builder.
Hey Rob thanks for that consideration,! What arrogance and sarcasm you have! I speak for all motorcyclists on the roads of today having to keep safe from roads that are absolutely breaking up and full of deep holes, and excess traffic. I do actually value my life and wish to remain enjoying my leisure riding that I’ve done for 30 years. Same goes for many pedal cyclists too! But yeah you keep sitting in your bubble and I’ll keep enjoying riding around you.
This is on top of 400 houses put in for outline planning today at Maylands Phase 2. There are now over 1250 houses in various stages of planning for the Stapeley area. No new schools, woefully inadequate transport links (Broad Lane is narrow with a small footpath). There is no actual plan in place for any of this development – it is purely speculative driven by profit for builders. If Cheshire East as a whole needs to build 2600 homes per year under government targets, how is 1250 homes in Stapeley area alone possibly a requirement? There are similar numbers of speculative applications going in all over the county. Madness
I feel sorry for poor Kate having her leisure use impacted, surely someone should have consulted her first.
Our poor town has been invaded and ruined by mass over development. Nice to see the impact assessment but shouldn’t it be the other way round? How the town and its lack of infrastructure will be impacted? We are struggling to see a doctor, dentist, get our children into local schools and as for driving, well the roads are a joke.
When will this invasion stop?
I think this is an excellent idea. Because at the moment there is not enough Dentists, not enough doctors and definitely not parking around the town. So a great step in destroying the lovely place I was born in.
More and more houses build, no infrastructure upgrades to support the ever growing urbanisation of what was once our lovely small town.
Every one of our local so called representatives should be fighting against these developments. If national gov imposes them then we should remember next time we get a chance to vote.
Cultural vandalism…
How about the impact on commute travel queues and the conditions of unmaintained roads with excess use??! Leisure use of my motorbike is becoming increasingly dangerous. Nantwich is a small town being overpopulated with a massive negative impact on almost everything. I am self employed visiting house to house appointments and I spend a greater percentage of time sat in traffic now, who pays me for this! As for environmental fumes pollution, who is actually caring about this? Criminal activity is increasing at a rapid rate because Nantwich is getting invaded by every tom dick and harry. All completely ridiculous selfish greed.
@Johnny – you obviously havent see how many large scale developments have been built in Nantwich in the last 10 years.
Cheshire East need a proper local endorsed plan that can push away speculative developments like this, or approve them and include infrastructure improvements alongside. Its in completely the wrong location and no road improvements proposed. Once these fields go for housing, that then creates a precedent for all other surrounding fields to be developed too.
It just falls into the Liebour Manifesto to build 1.5 million homes, and Labour run councils are rubber stamping such, without consideration to impact on existing infrastructure: ie: schooling, surgeries, supermarkets, public transport or increased usage of roads by cars etc. SO LONG AS LIEBOUR’S MANIFESTO IS MAINTAINED.
This is terrible
I agree, Rachel………when is the Town council going to start providing the infrastructure for the fast ‘growing’ number of inhabitants of the Town?????….i.e. Doctor’s Surgeries, Primary Schools/High Schools etc……..My Doctor’s are one of only 3 in Town and have 13,000 patients! Haven’t been able to book an appointment since February last year……this is disgusting..
Would be a good use of unused land and provide much needed housing for Nantwich. We need to start building en masse rather than developing small sites for 3 or 4 houses.