Local Plan Issues and Options (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 6481

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6896
Yes, but infrastructure must be delivered alongside housing, not afterwards.

Comment

Representation ID: 6482

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6897
Yes, clearly we will need to account for teh NPPF however: SO1: limit Northwich growth until transport issues are resolved. SO3: strengthen farming/food security. SO9/SO10: reaffirm protection of Green Belt and countryside.

Comment

Representation ID: 6483

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6898
Sustainability Appraisal objectives are useful but should complement, not replace, the Local Plan objectives.

Comment

Representation ID: 6484

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6899
Sustainability Appraisal objectives are useful but should complement, not replace, the Local Plan objectives.

Comment

Representation ID: 6485

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6900
Support the climate change focus, but oppose ground-mounted solar farms on farmland. Rooftop solar should be prioritised. Infrastructure delivery must be frontloaded with housing milestones legally tied to schools/roads/GP provision.

Comment

Representation ID: 6486

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6901
District heating may be viable in urban centres but not rural Marbury – it should not be mandatory in rural / semi-rural areas. 

Comment

Representation ID: 6487

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6902
Additional requirements: protect best agricultural land, include mapped settlement gaps, ensure transparent viability testing.

Comment

Representation ID: 6488

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6903
The 1,914 homes/year figure is arbitrary and unjustified without a proper Housing Needs Assessment. This figure has been calculated based on historic housing delivery performance and not actual local 'Need', derived from forecatsed local demographic changes, local economic / growth strategies and feasibility based on thorough, phased infrastructure assessments. This Government calculation is pure 'performance punishment', and risks unaligned development to satisfy a national statistic.

Comment

Representation ID: 6489

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6904
Yes – adopt a stepped approach to lower early delivery given current development pressures, infrastructure requirements and the cumulative impact of other developments, like Hynet.

Comment

Representation ID: 6490

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Councillors)

I&O_6905
Brownfield First. Green Belt release only as a last resort with clear evidence. With emerging industries there is not a direct correlation between hectares, employment and economic activity - we need to be clear on the optimum mix within our economic and commercial strategy - that should them define what land needs to be allocated for developmenta and where.