Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 3566

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

3.15: Great Warford Parish Council supports the commitment to prioritising brownfield land for future development. A comprehensive review must be undertaken to identify and allocate brownfield sites for development prior to any allocations being made on Green Belt sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 3567

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

3.19: Supplementary planning documents relating to ecology and biodiversity net gain must set out clear requirements for delivery and processes to challenge poor delivery or non-delivery.

Comment

Representation ID: 3569

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

3.20: Supplementary planning documents relating to developer contributions must seek to deliver infrastructure improvements prior to delivery of housing. Existing residents of communities must not suffer a deterioration in access to services (basic utilities, schools, medical services) as a consequence of poorly planned infrastructure delivery and/or inappropriate development.

Comment

Representation ID: 3570

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

4.13: Heritage assets, areas with landscape and wildlife value should be protected from development.

Comment

Representation ID: 3571

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

4.15: Green Belt land should be protected from development with brownfield sites being prioritised.

Comment

Representation ID: 3572

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

4.16: Agricultural land should be protected from development. Cheshire East Council should promote food security and sustainability by protecting areas which have good quality agricultural land which can be used for food production.

Comment

Representation ID: 3573

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

4.19: Rural villages should be protected from inappropriate, large scale development which causes irrevocable damage to the communities and local infrastructure.

Comment

Representation ID: 3576

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

5.23: Careful consideration must be given to the availability of transport links when determining development locations. Development must not be promoted in rural communities with no sustainable public transport links.

Comment

Representation ID: 3577

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

5.15: Great Warford Parish Council strongly objects to green field sites within the Green Belt in Great Warford being allocated as grey belt land. The erosion of Green Belt within the Parish will harm the rural setting of the small community and lead to unsustainable development.

Comment

Representation ID: 3578

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Great Warford Parish Council

5.17: Great Warford Parish Council supports the proposal to maximise the use of brownfield sites and to consider sites outside of the Green Belt first. Development should only take place to meet a genuine housing need and not to meet speculative aspirations of landowners or arbitrary housing targets.