Local Plan Issues and Options (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 1561

Received: 07/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board

I&O_1669
Thank you for the consultation on the Cheshire West & Chester Local Plan. It is noted that whilst surface instability is discussed within Section 21 (Health & Wellbeing), it is recommended that the following wording, or similar, is incorporated into the plan, within the Land Contamination and Instability Section (on page 185):  Where development is proposed within prescribed “Consultation Areas”, defined under the Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act, 1952, then consultation with the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board (CBSCB) would be required for Planning Applications and Building Control Approval, and the foundation design must be agreed with the CBSCB. Where the development does not consider the CBSCB’s requirements, then this would affect rights of potential redress in the future, in the event of brine subsidence developing.