Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 3301

Received: 30/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Claire Seddon

I strongly object to the proposed 291-hectare development across 12 contiguous parcels at Ashley. This is high-performing Green Belt, not Grey Belt: it prevents urban sprawl, maintainsthe vital countryside gap between Greater Manchester and Cheshire, and safeguards open,productive farmland. Ashley is a small rural settlement with limited services, no bus network andonly limited rail; every approach crosses narrow, constrained bridges. A development of thisscale is fundamentally unsustainable and would cause severe traffic, infrastructure and drainagepressures, while damaging protected landscapes, wildlife habitats and the settings of numerouslisted buildings. The Council should retain Green Belt protection and reject this site entirely.