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.
Cheshire East Council chiefs have bowed to pressure and switched a public inquiry into the Muller Homes Stapeley plan from Macclesfield to Crewe. The four-day inquiry, originally scheduled for Macclesfield town hall on February 18, will now take place in Crewe Municipal Buildings.
Parish councillors in Nantwich told dozens of residents how they intend to fight Muller Homes at a forthcoming public inquiry. Around 30 people attended a public meeting at Stapeley community hall to air their views before the inquiry on February 18.
Council chiefs are being urged to move an inquiry into a Nantwich housing plan, which is set to be held 30 miles away in Macclesfield. Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has stepped in to request the inquiry into the Muller Homes application be held in the Nantwich area.
A public inquiry into a controversial plan to build a 1,100-home “Nantwich South” village in Stapeley is to be held on February 18. Muller Homes wants to build the development, which could include business units, shops and a school, on land between Peter De Stapleigh Way, London Road and Broad Lane.
A community Christmas carol concert is being planned for families in Stapeley, Nantwich. Stapeley Parish Council is to stage the concert at the new community hall next to Pear Tree School on December 10.
A Nantwich mum is days away from re-opening her business which was destroyed by fire just seven months ago. Mandy Grinnell has rebuilt her Playworld children’s centre in Shavington from scratch.
A sneak-in burglar stole goods from a Nantwich home on Remembrance Sunday – while the owner was still in the house. The thief walked in through an unlocked door at the property on Cherry Tree Court, in Stapeley.
Housing developer Muller Property has submitted second applications for 189 houses and an access road for land in Stapeley, Nantwich. The applications are almost identical to original ones submitted earlier in the year.
An Autumn Fair staged by Nantwich District of Girl Guides is to take place on Saturday November 9. The event will be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall, from 9am to 1.30pm.
Burglars broke into a house on a Nantwich estate and then made off with two cars parked on the driveway. The offenders struck at a property on Chater Drive, on the Pear Tree Fields estate in Stapeley.
A Nantwich resident has been guarding a “dangerous” compound on his estate for weeks because of confusion over who owns the land. Noel Wagstaff took action after residents raised fears about the pumping station (pictured) in Stapeley being a magnet for youths.
A long-awaited village community hall in Nantwich is already facing problems – just eight months after opening. Stapeley Community Hall, on Pear Tree Field, took several years to first build and then open after ownership wranglings.
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