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Plans for new Leighton Hospital approved by Cheshire East councillors

Plans for new Leighton Hospital approved by Cheshire East councillors

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have given the go-ahead for a new Leighton Hospital in South Cheshire which will “secure the future of healthcare provision for decades to come”.

The strategic planning board was unanimous today (June 9th) in approving the outline application for a new six-storey hospital, ancillary buildings, multi-storey car park, access points, parking and associated infrastructure.

June 9, 2026 —
Planners plead with councillors over controversial homes in Stapeley

Planners plead with councillors over controversial homes in Stapeley

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East planning officers are urging councillors not to defend an appeal from Nightingale Land to build 75 homes in the open countryside at Nantwich.

The company wants to build the dwellings on a 3.83-hectare field off Broad Lane, in Stapeley.

June 2, 2026 —
Long-awaited improvements to busy Stapeley junction completed

Long-awaited improvements to busy Stapeley junction completed

A three-year campaign to improve a busy junction in Stapeley, Nantwich, has been completed.

Improvement works have been carried out to the camber at the junction of London Road and Peter De Stapleigh Way.

May 27, 2026 —
Cheshire East councillors vote through rise to basic £12,851 allowance

Cheshire East councillors vote through rise to basic £12,851 allowance

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have voted through an independent panel’s recommendation to increase councillor allowances and backdate the rise to April 2024.

The vote was close with 39 voting in favour of the rise, 33 against and two abstaining.

May 15, 2026 —
Cllr Janet Clowes

Wybunbury councillor fears rights on planning applications “eroded”

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
]The former Conservative group leader on Cheshire East Council is furious councillors’ rights to represent residents in planning applications have been “further eroded” because the council and government have re-written the rules.

May 12, 2026 —
Cheshire East councillors to vote on plans to increase allowances

Cheshire East councillors to vote on plans to increase allowances

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors will decide next week whether to increase their allowances.

All CEC councillors currently have a basic allowance of £12,851, with the council leader having a special responsibility allowance (SRA) of £29,517 on top of that and the deputy an SRA of £17,820.

May 8, 2026 —
Cheshire East Council planning system under fire again

Cheshire East Council planning system under fire again

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s planning system has come under fire again – this time from a resident at a public meeting who questioned the ‘transparency and fairness of the process’.

David Teal was speaking at a meeting of the northern planning committee about an application for one house on land at Bollington.

April 28, 2026 —
Highways officers “dragging feet” over local road schemes, say councillors

Highways officers “dragging feet” over local road schemes, say councillors

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East highways officers are “dragging their feet” over schemes being funded by councillors’ ward budgets – with one saying Cheshire East faces losing nearly £50,000 of investment because “we can’t get a response”.

Cllr Craig Browne was speaking as the highways and transport committee which discussed the member ward budget scheme.

April 3, 2026 —
Cheshire East councillors allow Shavington homes “in principle”

Cheshire East councillors allow Shavington homes “in principle”

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have granted “permission in principle” for four homes next to a natural burial site at Shavington.

The proposal, from Simon Clutton, is for four self-build properties to be constructed on land to the rear of Pusey Dale Close, off Main Road.

April 1, 2026 —
CEC launches “Made in Cheshire East” campaign

CEC launches “Made in Cheshire East” campaign

Cheshire East Council has launched a new initiative “Made in Cheshire East” aimed at celebrating businesses that shape the borough’s economy.

From world‑leading manufacturers and innovative tech start‑ups to long‑established family firms, Cheshire East is home to a host of business excellence.

April 1, 2026 —
Proposed access to site off Broad Lane

75-homes plan for Stapeley deferred for second time

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Nantwich housing application has been deferred for a second time for a traffic assessment – with a parish councillor warning “until there’s a fatality, nobody’s going to take us seriously”.

The proposal from Nightingale Land for up to 75 homes off Broad Lane was deferred earlier this month by the strategic planning board (SPB) for a traffic assessment to identify any cumulative impact.

March 27, 2026 —
Batherton Lane housing Nightingale Land plans

Nantwich councillors air concerns over housing plans in Stapeley

Ward councillors in Nantwich have spoken out over fears of multiple housing development bids for the Stapeley area.

Cllrs Geoff Smith and John Priest were at Cheshire East Council’s Strategic Planning Board today (March 25th) regarding a planning application for 75 homes off Broad Lane.

March 25, 2026 —
CEC councillor allowances should rise to attract younger people

CEC councillor allowances should rise to attract younger people

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council risks being “a council of the retired, for the retired” unless it increases councillors’ allowances to attract younger candidates, members said.

All CEC councillors currently have a basic allowance of £12,851, with the council leader having a special responsibility allowance (SRA) of £29,517 on the top of that and the deputy an SRA of £17,820.

March 20, 2026 —
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