Issues paper: Notice of consultation
Subject matter: The new local plan for Cheshire East will include strategic policies to set out an overall strategy for the pattern and scale of development, and the design quality of places. It will make sufficient provision for housing (including affordable housing), employment, retail, leisure and other commercial development, infrastructure, community facilities, conservation and enhancement of the natural, built and historic environment, and planning measures to address climate change mitigation and adaptation. It will also include non-strategic policies to set out more detailed policies for specific areas or types of development.
The issues paper is the first important step in producing the new local plan and provides the opportunity to provide your views on the matters that the new local plan should address.
We are also seeking views of some supporting reports that will help to inform future stages of the local plan (Draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report; Land Availability Assessment draft methodology; and Settlement Hierarchy draft methodology) and inviting submissions of sites that are considered to be suitable and available for development.
Area covered: The whole of Cheshire East Borough, excluding the part within the Peak District National Park.
Representation period: 12 weeks from Monday 8th April to 5:00pm on Monday 1st July 2024. To be valid, all comments must be submitted within this period and received by the council by 5:00pm on 1st July 2024. Comments received after this deadline and anonymous representations will not be considered.
Representations: can be made electronically on the council’s consultation portal, accessed from www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/newlocalplan or in writing on a comments form available from the locations listed below. Comments forms must be returned to Cheshire East Council Strategic Planning Team, c/o Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe CW1 2LL.
Location of documents for inspection: The issues paper consultation document and all supporting documents are available for inspection at:
- Cheshire East Council website: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/newlocalplan
- Crewe Customer Service Centre, Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe CW1 2JZ
(8:45am-5:00pm Monday-Friday excluding Bank Holidays) - Macclesfield Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Market Place, Macclesfield SK10 1EA
(8:45am-5:00pm Monday-Friday excluding Bank Holidays)
The issues paper consultation document only is available for inspection at all public libraries in Cheshire East (locations and opening times can be obtained by telephoning 0300 1235018 or online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/nearest-library).
Further information can be requested from the Strategic Planning Team by telephone on 01270 685893 or email localplan@cheshireeast.gov.uk. If you are unable to view documents online or in the libraries/customer service centres, please contact us and we will endeavour to make the consultation documents and representations forms available to you by an alternative means.
