By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors agreed they are “minded to approve” plans for two homes at Nantwich – although the decision will be made by a planning inspector because the applicant appealed against non-determination.
Andy Lawton applied for permission in principle (PIP) for two dwellings on land to the east of Maylands at Stapeley.
Cheshire East’s Local Plan has finally been formally adopted, bringing hope to those fighting ‘unsustainable’ development in Nantwich and surrounding villages.
The decision comes after a planning inspector gave Cheshire East Council’s strategic blueprint for shaping development in the borough up to 2030 a “clean bill of health” last month.
A damning report by a Planning Inspector has told Cheshire East Council its long-awaited Local Plan is still not good enough to be adopted.
The blow, described as “regrettable” by council chiefs, was delivered by an inspector giving his “interim views” on the Plan’s soundness and legal compliance.
Council bosses are to mount a High Court challenge over a planning inspector’s decision to allow 170 new homes in Willaston, Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council has decided to fight the ruling after Government planning inspector Alan Boyland upheld an appeal made by Bloor Homes to develop land at Moorfields, Willaston.
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