Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 4321

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

We read about hierarchies in this document. Where will local voices/residents feature in how this local plan eventually turns out. If I respond will my view be equal to a developer or will responses be weighted leaving local residents at the lower or bottom end of the hierarchy?

Comment

Representation ID: 4322

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

I'm on day 5 of trying to get through this. I doubt many people are doing the same. Consultation to tick boxes is pointless. Many people respond when something that directly daily life is thrown up. So please give residents a chance to have their say when it is directly relevant. Many won't be bothered by which 'Gateway' we are passing through but will be bothered if you build an estate/factory/CO2 pipeline just down the road. Do it in a way that works, ask direct,simple questions with clear information available to base views upon.

Comment

Representation ID: 4323

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

How about including local views? Ask parish councils, carry out surveys specific to locations. Don't ask a Crewe resident about issues affecting, for example, Poynton. Don't ask Poynton residents about Crewe and so on.
CE is where we live, it makes a difference to each of us what is planned, what is excluded. Experts alone are insufficient and are they trusted?

Comment

Representation ID: 4324

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

Plenty more to do then? My concern is the timescale in compiling evidence. Already decisions on planning are going through based on CE lack of designated housing sites. By the time the overall plan is in place will adhoc/a little bit here/inspector says etc. have brought about uncoordinated developments with little regard to infrastructure, impact on local communities.

Comment

Representation ID: 4325

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

So many policies..... to comment as an ordinary resident would require time and knowledge I don't have. So good luck to those who have this task.....

Comment

Representation ID: 4326

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

"....evidence should be proportionate, not unnecessarily extensive and drawn from suitable up-to-date sources." This is a worrying phrase. Recent major proposals show how selective evidence can be. A new town that purports to be meeting regional needs turns out to be more of a money-making scheme for speculators. An environmental project that seems so beneficial but skims over the dangers and omits mention of who financially benefits. So while only a 'basic template' exists I would be very wary of whose evidence is taken as 'robust'.

Comment

Representation ID: 4327

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

Final paragraph: "Overall, the new Local Plan will need to establish a clear design and placemaking framework that balances strategic direction with detailed design control to deliver high-quality, sustainable and locally distinctive places across Cheshire East." The importance of this, especially 'locally distinctive' is immense. Otherwise there is a risk of duplication of standardised, all look the same development.

Comment

Representation ID: 4328

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

Recently announced change in national government support for Jodrell Bank makes this a current hot issue. Lobbying for continued central government support for an internationally renowned site may not bring change so anything that the local plan can do is more important than ever.

Comment

Representation ID: 4329

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

The current rush to build could overwhelm areas where the idea of a conservation area may not have arisen. To stop the loss of such important assets conservation areas are identified, clearly recognised and protected. An area may not be currently considered worthy of conservation status but without fresh appraisals it may be that only after development the importance of an area for conservation is recognised. So 'likely' and 'may' perhaps need firming up into 'will be'?

Comment

Representation ID: 4330

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Mr Alan Large

Part of CE distinctiveness comes from its landscape (as well as built heritage). There are areas where outline of medieval farming is still (just) visible. These are prime targets for new development as easy/cheap development on open land attracts builders.
Sensitive re-use of existing buildings can be used to reduce further loss of open countryside and encroachment into heritage sites. developments near heritage sites must be sympathetic to the setting. As with greenbelt, once development impacts on heritage sites it is too late to recover.