Residents have voiced concerns over Muller Property Group’s plan to build another 400 homes in Stapeley which includes a new access road off Broad Lane.
The plan is the latest phase of their “Nantwich South” proposals which could see up to 1,000 homes in total on land between Broad Lane, Peter De Stapleigh Way and the A51 London Road.
The latest full planning application includes highways infrastructure works which would see a “new site access and internal spine road” off Broad Lane.
But residents say this will be just metres away from two other proposed housing schemes which are also seeking access off the busy A529.
These include Seddon Homes plan for 275 homes further along Broad Lane close to the primary school, and Nightingale’s plans for 75 homes off Broad Lane to the south, close to Batherton Lane.
Pat Cullen, formerly of Protect Stapeley and a local resident, said: “The Strategic Planning Board will discuss a housing application from Nightingale to knock down a bungalow on Broad Lane and build 75 houses on a field to the rear, with access via Broad Lane.
“What they will not be considering are the two other applications from Muller Homes and Seddon Homes, both wanting access from Broad Lane.
“All three access locations are within 200 to 300 metres of each other.
“The Local Planning Authority must give full and proper consideration to the cumulative impacts of all three schemes on the A529 Broad Lane corridor.
“The combined traffic generation, junction intensification, and associated highway impacts are material planning considerations which should inform the determination of the current application.”
The Muller application includes new homes, a “local centre” which could include shops, a substation, ecological habitat areas, and associated infrastructure including landscaping, public open space, access and drainage.
The applicant admitted their plans in “open countryside” go against Cheshire East Council’s development plan.
But they added: “Given the council is not able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, and in light of the significant benefits the development will provide, the proposal represents sustainable development in line with the NPPF, and under the tilted balance planning permission should be granted.
“The proposed development is in a sustainable location, offering good connectivity and access to local services.
“It will also deliver significant community benefits including 30% affordable housing; a local centre; connectivity between the existing settlement and facilities in Nantwich; ecological mitigation and enhancement areas; Public Open Space (“POS”); allotments; neighbourhood equipped area of play; a locally equipped area of play; and a local area of play.
“The scheme will additionally support sustainable development principles through the delivery of significant economic, social, and environmental benefits.”
According to the applicant, the 400 new homes could accommodate 471 “economically active” residents, and of these “455 could be economically active and employed”.
They also claim new residents could increase household expenditure in the local area by £10.8m, and that the new dwellings could result in an additional £958,703 in council tax payments per annum.
The public consultation period during which residents can have their say on the plans closes on March 25th.
You can view all the documents associated with the proposals via the Cheshire East Council planning portal https://pa.cheshireeast.gov.uk/planning/index.html
Cheshire East Council just kowtowing to Labour Government’s manifesto on building thousands of housing on green belt land, at whatever cost to the environment or infrastructure. Let’s face it, these new houses are not affordable to people getting on the property ladder and the percentage to social housing is increasing. I completely understand why farmers are selling off their land, as the Government are not helping them to invest in farming. Before long Nantwich will become a metropolis and we will only be able to look at livestock in concrete form. There will be little or not open spaces left, nor woodland areas at this rate.
I despair at Cheshire East is: you can’t just keep building over priced poorly constructed houses and not keep infrastructure on a par with it. No new schools, doctors, dentists and as for the roads, well our once beautiful town is now a car park. You can’t get anywhere due to the sheer volume of vehicles. NANTWICH is being slowly throttled and scant regard is given to the conservation of local wildlife and green sites.
Nantwichonians need to stop being such nimbys and accept times change and more housing is desperately needed.
Nantwich is already overcrowded, traffic congested and the previously planned southern ring road Cheerbrook roundabout to A530 link road is well well overdue,
What’s happened to the plans for that since 2014?
What a joke CE is, you can’t just keep building over priced poorly constructed houses for southerners and not keep infrastructure on a par with it. No new schools, doctors, dentists and as for the roads, well our once beautiful town is now a car park, can’t get anywhere due to the sheer volume of vehicles.
At what point do they say Nantwich is full?
🚨 Nantwich Residents: Did you know the traffic data for the 411-home ‘Maylands Park’ plan (25/4624/FUL) is already out of date?
Ever since the 7.5T weight limit was put on the A530 Baddington Bridge, Broad Lane has become a ‘heavy goods rat run.’ In fact, Cheshire East Highways officially listed Broad Lane as the formal alternative route in their Oct 2025 notices.
The developer’s assessment doesn’t account for these HGVs or the 2025 gridlock. We can’t add 400+ more cars to a road that is now a critical relief route. Please object now! 🛑 #NantwichTraffic #BroadLane #Stapeley
I don’t really care as long as they consider the biggest age range in the area are the retired and elderly more consideration on building bungalows with tiny gardens for the elderly and disabled, arranged communal gardens lined with trees, and benches for community get togethers have cycle paths and a decent bus service, who needs a car all the time? and no to more retirement villages with extortionate maintenance fees, back to basic strong communities not these 4-6 bed oversized homes
it’s a wast of time having your say i spoke to a planning person last Thursday when they were looking at the field for the 75 new home’s ask about school”s and doctor’s the reply was not our job we only look at the housing ? has any one thought that if someone has a house fire this side of Nantwich and the three crossing are down for a train and that even said for police (how ever they are not seen any this side of Nantwich and still they want 6.5 % extra) broad lane is fast becoming a one way road .
Absolute shambles
Theyve already messed up one side of Nantwich and they appear intent on messing this side up as well
Nantwich residents should be asked about new building plans, not have it forced through by Cheshire East. They dont care about people just making money.