Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 3200

Received: 29/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

All development at scale including strategic housing and commercial development should be made through the local plan process following meaningful engagement with elected members, town and parish councils, key stakeholders and local communities. The assessment and decisions made of strategic sites to be released for needed growth should be transparent and based on full information and local knowledge.

Comment

Representation ID: 3203

Received: 29/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Given the shortfall in housing land supply, CEC is under pressure to release land in less than sustainable and deliverable locations which are not suitable and appropriate for meeting dispersed housing and employment needs. There is a strategic policy void at present which is unacceptable and will continue until the local plan is adopted.
It is requested therefore, that CEC issues an Interim Housing Policy Statement (IHPS) to guide developers and provide clarity for the public, for example, by bringing forward safeguarded land in the current plan and promoting town centre regeneration and brownfield redevelopment.

Comment

Representation ID: 3317

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Cheshire East should take a balanced, county-wide approach to housing delivery, ensuring development reflects where housing and employment needs are and the wide range of infrastructure are located or could be expanded as these will be more sustainable and deliverable than relying on locations requiring major new infrastructure.

Cheshire East’s housing requirement should be met from existing commitments, brownfield and regeneration opportunities and sites already safeguarded and identified through the call for sites. There is significant potential to meet the requirement through a range of sites across the borough which would help reduce pressure on already constrained transport networks.

Comment

Representation ID: 3319

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Social and affordable housing must be delivered where the need is greatest and as speedily as possible.

Approximately 60% of Cheshire East’s social housing need is in the south, particularly around Crewe, with around 40% in the north. Housing allocations should therefore reflect this distribution of need.

The Council should prioritise sites capable of delivering social housing in the short term, rather than relying on delayed delivery due to the need for major supporting infrastructure.

Dispersing social and affordable housing across existing communities could provide better access to employment, services and transport, while making better use of existing infrastructure.

Comment

Representation ID: 3320

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

The local plan should recognise the need to allocate sites for all forms and types of housing to meet local needs. To free up activity in the housing market and make better use of the existing housing stock, it should facilitate appropriate sized homes to enable older residents to resize e.g. downsize to larger flats with appropriate accommodation.

Comment

Representation ID: 3321

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

The local plan should recognise the need to allocate sites for all forms and types of housing to meet local needs. To free up activity in the housing market and make better use of the existing housing stock, it should facilitate appropriate sized homes to enable older residents to resize e.g. downsize to larger flats with appropriate accommodation.

Comment

Representation ID: 3323

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Providing a portion of smaller sites is important for local SME building companies and employment. It will help support the local economy, support reuse of existing buildings and regeneration, utilise existing infrastructure and help attract further investment and generate more local tax revenue.

Comment

Representation ID: 3325

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

In order "to unlock prosperity for all" new appropriate sites need to be identified for all forms of industrial and commercial development in sustainable locations that utilise or can expand existing infrastructure, are accessible preferably by public transport to existing and new housing, including affordable housing, thereby reducing the need for car-borne commuting.

Comment

Representation ID: 3327

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Support a brownfield-first approach by:
1. Prioritising regeneration of existing urban areas before release of Green Belt and productive agricultural land.
2. Regenerating the main and market towns by utilising existing infrastructure, increasing town centre footfall, supporting local businesses, meeting local housing needs and reducing pressure on the countryside.
3 Approach landowners to assess the blockers to brownfield reuse and redevelopment and where unviable, set up a fund to assist regeneration.
4. Request the Government to set up contaminated land funding.
5. Promote financial packages to regenerate several towns and provide social housing at scale to encourage investors and government.

Comment

Representation ID: 3329

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mr Peter Emery

Many town-centres contain vacant and under-used property which need to be converted or redeveloped and reused for a wide range of diverse uses as part of regeneration programmes to make these centres attractive for 21st. century living and visiting and to attract in further private investment and tax revenues.
The council should approach landowners to assess the reasons for brownfield reuse and redevelopment not coming forward. If it is because sites are unviable, then set up a fund to assist regeneration and promote financial packages to regenerate several towns and provide social housing at scale to encourage investors and government.