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Local plan scoping consultation
Identifying and assessing sites
Respondent: Mrs Sarah Turnbull
Representation Summary:
Wistaston Parish Council strongly objects to Red Hall Farm being included in Cheshire East’s “call for sites”. Wistaston has already lost most of its farmland to extensive housing development, with further major developments recently approved or proposed. Red Hall is now the last remaining dairy farm and provides valuable farmland, wildlife habitat, green space and rural character. Developing the site for housing & employment would significantly harm Wistaston’s identity and remove the remaining green gap between Wistaston and Willaston. The Parish Council therefore asks Cheshire East to remove Red Hall Farm and its surrounding farmland from the call for sites.
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Wistaston Parish Council Comments
Regarding Cheshire East’s “Local Plan Scoping Consultation”, Wistaston Parish Council are very concerned about the plan “call for sites” under Item 2.6, in the area bounded by the A.530, Wistaston Green Road, Church Lane, the A534 and Colleys Lane. The reasons for our concern are as follows:-
In the 1950s, Wistaston had six farms, now there is only one left. Since the 1950s, Wistaston has done more than its share in providing farmland for the development of housing. Initially, there was the Berkeley Towers Estate, then the Poets Estate. Later, further farmland was developed for housing at the Royals Estate, the Lakes Estate and Abbey Fields Estate. Recently, more houses have been built on farmland at Kingfisher Reach Estate (150 houses) and Wistaston Brook Estate (330 houses).
More recently, Cheshire East has approved planning application 25/2639/OUT for another 660 houses on good farmland, and another planning application 26/1149/FUL for yet another 188 houses on good farmland is being processed.
This leaves our last surviving farm, Red Hall, which is a long-established, well-run family dairy farm, and Cheshire East have included it in the “call for sites” plan. If this is transformed into a “housing and employment site”, then Wistaston will cease to exist as a village. The proposal also destroys any green gaps between Wistaston and Willaston.
So, Wistaston Parish Council would be grateful if Cheshire East were to remove Red Hall and its farmland from its “call for sites”. We also wish to stress that the farmland provides a wonderful wildlife habitat for the area and is the last remaining part of Wistaston’s rural character.
[It should be noted that it is the Red Hall in the parish of Wistaston, and not the Red Hall in the parish of Leighton.]
Local plan scoping consultation
Identifying and assessing sites
Respondent: Mrs Sarah Turnbull
Representation Summary:
Wistaston Parish Council objects to the inclusion of land at Red Hall Farm within the Local Plan “call for sites” area. The Council argues that Wistaston has already accommodated substantial housing growth over several decades, resulting in the loss of most of its farmland. Recent and approved developments have added significant numbers of new homes, placing further pressure on the area. Red Hall is the village’s last remaining farm and an important part of its rural character. Development would remove valued farmland, harm wildlife habitats, erode the green gap with Willaston, and undermine Wistaston’s identity as a village. The Council requests the site’s removal from consideration.
Full text:
Regarding Cheshire East’s “Local Plan Scoping Consultation”, Wistaston Parish Council are very concerned about the plan “call for sites” under Item 2.6, in the area bounded by the A.530, Wistaston Green Road, Church Lane, the A534 and Colleys Lane. The reasons for our concern are as follows:-
In the 1950s, Wistaston had six farms, now there is only one left. Since the 1950s, Wistaston has done more than its share in providing farmland for the development of housing. Initially, there was the Berkeley Towers Estate, then the Poets Estate. Later, further farmland was developed for housing at the Royals Estate, the Lakes Estate and Abbey Fields Estate. Recently, more houses have been built on farmland at Kingfisher Reach Estate (150 houses) and Wistaston Brook Estate (330 houses).
More recently, Cheshire East has approved planning application 25/2639/OUT for another 660 houses on good farmland, and another planning application 26/1149/FUL for yet another 188 houses on good farmland is being processed.
This leaves our last surviving farm, Red Hall, which is a long-established, well-run family dairy farm, and Cheshire East have included it in the “call for sites” plan. If this is transformed into a “housing and employment site”, then Wistaston will cease to exist as a village. The proposal also destroys any green gaps between Wistaston and Willaston.
So, Wistaston Parish Council would be grateful if Cheshire East were to remove Red Hall and its farmland from its “call for sites”. We also wish to stress that the farmland provides a wonderful wildlife habitat for the area and is the last remaining part of Wistaston’s rural character.
[It should be noted that it is the Red Hall in the parish of Wistaston, and not the Red Hall in the parish of Leighton.]
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