Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 2944

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

I am pleased to see the adaptation to climate change is being considered.

Comment

Representation ID: 2945

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

Point 2.4 seems a very sensible approach. It suggests that communities will have equal weight with developers about what development is acceptable in certain communities. This is especially important in very small hamlets in East Cheshire where housing is well spaced out, almost randomly, amongst fields and lanes. In tiny hamlets there is often no infrastructure, no public transport and no amenities. Large-scale housing developments would be highly inappropriate in such communities.

Comment

Representation ID: 2946

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

There seems to be a direct contradiction here. In section 2 the implication suggests community involvement and sensible criteria will be taken into consideration. Here, point 3.7, suggests that all these criteria and community considerations can be swept aside in order to purely satisfy national planning policy. This is an alarming thought particularly when considering climate change and the environment. Large swathes of Cheshire farmland could disappear with the loss of natural habitats and wildlife.

Comment

Representation ID: 2947

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

Brownfield development should be a priority. Often unsightly, derelict spaces could be revived to provide pleasant living spaces.

Comment

Representation ID: 2948

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

Good to see that environmental considerations will have priority

Comment

Representation ID: 2950

Received: 27/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

Water efficiency standards and other environmentally-friendly considerations should be a top priority

Comment

Representation ID: 2952

Received: 28/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

The natural environment is a key issue and should be a top priority informing all planning. When development is being considered in very rural, sparsely populated areas, use of agricultural green belt land should not be a priority for use. Already, due to the changing nature of dairy farming, large swathes of hedging have disappeared from Cheshire’s fields. Increased car use in areas with no local transport have an adverse effect on the natural world.

Comment

Representation ID: 2953

Received: 28/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Alison Moss

Whilst I appreciate the need for possible site submissions the first round of this has meant that sites/fields have been put forward without any consideration or indeed, without informing, local communities of a possible development site in their midst. In particular, landowners in very rural communities have been less than transparent in proposing sites.