Plans have been submitted for the proposed new primary school at Kingsley Fields in Nantwich, writes Belinda Ryan.
The one-form entry school, which will accommodate 210 pupils, is planned for vacant land off Richard Gibson Road.
Nantwich is being given a £750,000 pot of money to spend on improving the “public realm” in the town, councillors were told.
The money comes from the Section 106 agreements between developers and the council for the Kingsley Fields housing developments.
A consultation on plans for a new primary school in Nantwich is underway.
Cheshire East Council chiefs want to hear views of people in Nantwich and surrounding area which will be built at Kingsley Fields, near the Nantwich Town football ground.
Four major Nantwich housing development applications are on a “high risk” list of 12 impacted by the manipulated air quality scandal, Cheshire East Council has revealed.
Developments at Stapeley Gardens, Kingsley Fields, Audlem Road/Broad Lane, and Queens Drive are all on the list the council has been forced to review after external investigators uncovered ‘deliberate’ manipulation of air quality test results.
Police in Nantwich have vowed to target motorists speeding at Reaseheath after the latest accident on the A51.
Residents reacted angrily this week and called for more action from police, council and college chiefs to improve safety measures.
Work on a much-needed Reaseheath A51 bypass promised as part of the massive 1,100-home Kingsley Fields development, is at least three years away.
Reaseheath College Principal Meredydd David told concerned residents that work on the bypass is not due to start until the third year of the development.
Residents will get the chance to quiz Reaseheath College bosses over its expansion bid as part of the plan to build 1,000 homes on green land on the edge of Nantwich.
The college has organised a public meeting to outline its future development, which is tied in to the North West Nantwich Consortium’s proposed housing and retail site at Kingsley Fields.
Members of Nantwich Walled Garden Society have vowed to fight to restore the garden and turn it into a tourist attraction. The garden site is owned by a private developer who has permission from Cheshire East Council to build properties on the site.
A Nantwich councillor admits people in the town have been “let down” after plans for the massive 1,100-home Kingsley Fields development were approved. Cllr Jon Hopkins (pictured) was among several councillors to speak out over the impact the development could have on Nantwich.
Cheshire East councillors have voted through the final version of a new Local Plan Strategy which is to be sent to Government for endorsement. The Plan proposes a number of policies which impact on Nantwich and surrounding areas over the next 15 to 20 years.
Nantwich town could face major flooding problems like those in the south if more developments take place near the River Weaver. That was the warning from Nantwich Mayor Cllr John Lewis after outline planning permission for the 1,100-homes Kingsley Fields plan was approved.
A development of up to 1,100 houses, businesses, shops and a possible school in Nantwich has been approved by Cheshire East Council. The plan is for land at Kingsley Fields and was put forward by the North West Nantwich Consortium, including Reaseheath College and Mosaic Estates.
Cheshire East Council is to receive more than £5 million in a “New Homes Bonus” grant from the Government in 2014. It’s one of the largest payouts in the North West – and has sparked criticism from campaigners fighting over-development in areas like Nantwich.
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