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Representation Summary:
The respondent objects to the allocation of sites around Pepper Street, Broad Oak Lane and Smith Lane in Mobberley. They argue that the sites comprise open Green Belt countryside that contributes significantly to the area’s rural character, landscape setting and sense of openness. Development would urbanise the area, harm visual amenity and erode local character. Concerns are also raised about the sustainability of the locations, citing narrow rural roads, limited pavements, poor bus services, reliance on private cars and infrequent rail services. The respondent believes existing infrastructure is already under pressure and that cumulative development would worsen traffic, strain services and further erode the rural nature of Mobberley.
Full text:
I object to the proposed allocation of the submitted sites around Pepper Street, Broad Oak Lane
and Smith Lane in Mobberley.
These sites comprise open countryside within the Green Belt and make an important
contribution to the rural setting and character of this part of Mobberley. Development across
these sites, whether individually or cumulatively, would result in a significant change from open
rural land to built development and would erode the established character of the area.
Residents are likely to experience loss of attractive views, increased urbanisation, and a
reduction in the sense of openness that currently defines the locality. The development could
also appear intrusive within the existing landscape, adversely affecting the visual amenity of
neighbouring properties and diminishing the character and quality of the area.
The location is also poorly suited to sustainable residential development. The surrounding road
network consists largely of narrow rural 60mph lanes, with absent pavements and no safe,
continuous pedestrian routes to many everyday facilities including the train station. There is no
convenient bus service serving these sites.
There are no meaningful day-to-day amenities within the immediate vicinity of the proposed
sites. Access to shops, schools, healthcare and most other services would therefore be heavily
dependent upon private cars. Although Mobberley has a railway station, proximity to a station
alone does not make these sites sustainable when residents would remain reliant on cars for
the majority of everyday journey and the local train service is infrequent and simply can’t be
relied upon. Existing roads, schools, healthcare services and public transport are already under
strain.
Development of several of these sites would also have a cumulative effect. Additional housing
would increase traffic movements on Pepper Street, Broad Oak Lane, Smith Lane and the
surrounding rural road network, while progressively urbanising what is currently a distinctly rural
part of Mobberley.
I therefore ask Cheshire East Council to assess these sites both individually and collectively and
not to allocate them for development through the emerging Local Plan.
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