Planning officers at Cheshire East Council are recommending a bid to build 85 more homes on fields off London Road in Nantwich be approved.
The application is for land in Stapeley which is mostly a greenfield agricultural site.
The proposal, by Barratt David Wilson Homes, is for 85 homes and associated landscaping, including a children’s play area, sustainable urban drainage, and other
infrastructure.
Planners, knowing the authority cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land, have recommended that councillors approve the proposal with section 106 conditions.
In a report to the council’s strategic planning board, they said: “The proposal would cause the loss of open countryside and a slight reduction in the Willaston / Wistaston / Nantwich / Crewe Strategic Green Gap.
“There would be impacts on the landscape, character and appearance of the area, however, these impacts could be appropriately mitigated and limited by securing appropriate details of open space
and landscaping at the reserved matters stage.
“The development of the site would also result in the loss of ‘best and most versatile’ agricultural land.
“There are a range of benefits that weigh in favour of the proposal.
“The NPPF attaches great importance to housing delivery that meets the needs which the proposal would help address.
“The construction of up to 85 homes, including 26 affordable units is provided substantial weight.
“The application site is also adjacent to the settlement boundary of Nantwich, which is a key service centre, and will be accessible to all the associated
services in the area.
“The development would produce some economic benefits in terms of employment opportunities during the construction phase and direct and indirect benefits associated with additional household expenditure within the local economy.”
The main entrance to the proposed development is via T-junction off London Road, already a busy stretch with access to the Stapeley Gardens housing development.
Councillors are already facing decision on a number housing applications for Stapeley, including 75 homes by Nightingale Land off Broad Lane, 400 more homes from Muller Property on the site between Broad Lane and Peter de Stapleigh Way, and 275 homes from Seddon on land further down Broad Lane near the primary school.
Among the Section 106 conditions recommended by planners, is just £77,000 towards health, £300,000 for public transport, £170,000 for education, just £5,000 for the assessment of a speed limit reduction on approach to the entrance, and just £1,600 per dwelling for outdoor sport.
The strategic planning board set to discuss the plans is due to take place on Wednesday April 29th at Macclesfield Town Hall.
You can view the full planning documents on Cheshire East Council portal, searching for application number 25/2193/OUT
Quelle surprise….?
The people who plan for Nantwich can look positively on more nasty houses.
Why only 26 “affordable units” (whatever that means)-are they going to be actual houses, or just lock-ups?
Bet the planners don’t live locally….do they regret moving here from a city? are they making it feel more like their previous home…?
WE don’t have to shoulder the whole burden of “required housing”- FYI kids tend to get the hell out of Dodge!
How many backhanders are involved in this process??
Why can they look favourably on more housing, when they are entirely incapable of reducing the 40mph speed limit to 30mph once the area IS fully built up.
And 40mph in residential areas is NOT in line with government policy , you can’t pick and choose! (Road accidents are such fun?)
Doctors appointments are already as rare as hen’s teeth- so build, and staff ,a new medical practice FIRST!
The lust for power is dangerous, and in this case, irreversible
once you have concreted over the countryside.
It’s called your “name”, so that if you’re a plonker, the rest of the world knows who you are…
Nantwich roads are full to capacity now! Our Doctors and Schools are overstretched NO MORE HOUSE BUILDING IN NANTWICH! CEC planners are a sad joke!
As their submission states Cheshire East still haven’t met their 5k new homes target , Cheshire east covers a massive area including Macclesfield , Holmes Chapel , Poynton, Alsager, Sandbach, Middlewich, Handforth, Bollington, Alderley Edge, Crewe & Wilmslow , how is it that Crewe , Stapeley , Nantwich , Wheelock ,Winterely Leighton & Sandbach are already involved in massive building constructions, on my rough calculations amounts to between 2-3 k maybe even more new houses ! How is this area in Stapeley & Nantwich being hammered with new housing , isn’t Kingsbourne, Maryland’s Park & Stapeley Gardens enough ! The proposed entrance / exit is madness , London roads footpath is narrow & dangerous already , we have no footpath outside our property and have nearly been taken out a few times ! We’ve already spent over 7 years listening to diggers , bulldozers etc etc while these houses are being built , when will it stop ! All
These new houses will potentially have 2 cars , the traffic que at Cheerbrook in every direction is already a nightmare! Cheshire East need to look at the area here the loss of some lovely wildlife & birds that has already been driven out & killed , it has to stop !
All it does is completes labour’s manifesto to build more housing stock, a percentage of which is for social housing and all the other within the build is for people to purchase, at extortionate prices. No infrastructure consideration given to all these housing building areas (doctors, dentists, shopping, schools etc) and all it is doing is eating into open spaces, merging towns and cities into a metropolis…….then need to consider renaming the new metropolis.
How many of those leaving comments have children, who in turn have children and even they may have children? If so where do they expect them to live? Then we have all of those coming to this Country to live and procreate, where are they expected to live?
t’s really concerning that local people don’t feel heard, and the objections process seems unnecessarily difficult. I haven’t come across anyone who supports this. Local infrastructure such as schools and GP services is already stretched, and getting an appointment is extremely difficult. The roads are congested as it is. There are also worries about the loss of farmland, especially given the need for food security in an uncertain world. Flooding is another significant concern. Please listen to the people ! Protect Nantwich
Nantwich Road and the surrounding area are already some of the busiest roads at peak times each day. This will also eat into more of the green belt, ruining the already overcrowded landscape of the town.
I am likely just speaking like an old man, but I have lived in the town for 30+ years and watched it become more and more commercial and residential. The fields that spread out in every direction, the family farms all replaced by concrete and brick.
Extra buildings have been proven to increase temperatures in towns and cities, where most are now trying to reclaim green spaces to give natural cooling.
TLDR: but I don’t think this is needed, and we should be looking to activly claim back green spaces, if not for ourselves but for the future generations.
It’ll be ok when greggs at morrisons opens
I’d you want to see bumper to bumper cars pay it a visit.
P.S. Bring your toothbrush you could there sometime !!!!!
At the original consultation I expressed my concern that the entrance to the estate is too near the traffic lights and will cause accidents, ignored so I’ve put it on record, wait and see
Why? No thought processes roads already gridlocked. Do we need more ticky tacky boxes? Just a target driven reward based building scheme which benefits no one.
No infrastructure and grid lock on roads plus health services.
No overall impact assessment through cumulative impact of multiple developments on the community.
No account taken of local democracy or indeed objections to cumulative development.
How’s about sorting some roads or a bypass before building anything else?