Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 3795

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Keri Brookes

The scale and location of new housing should reflect the capacity of existing community and recreational infrastructure. For settlements such as Mobberley, the Council should assess whether significant growth can be supported by accessible open space, recreation, community and other local facilities, taking account of cumulative development. Where additional facilities are necessary to make a major allocation sustainable, their deliverability should be established at the site-selection stage. Housing allocations should not proceed on an assumption that existing village facilities can absorb substantial additional demand without evidence of their capacity.

Comment

Representation ID: 3798

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Keri Brookes

Heritage assessment should inform site selection around Mobberley from the outset. Cheshire East's previous evidence has specifically assessed land at Ilford Way/Town Lane in relation to Mobberley Conservation Area, recognising the significance of the village's dispersed settlement pattern and rural landscape setting. Any assessment of Land north of Town Lane should therefore consider effects on the Conservation Area, listed and non-designated heritage assets, their settings, important views and the historic settlement pattern. Development capacity should reflect identified heritage sensitivity rather than relying on design or landscaping to mitigate harm after allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 3801

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Keri Brookes

Design policy should respond to the distinctive character and settlement form of individual places. In rural villages such as Mobberley, density, layout, scale, landscape structure and important views should reflect local character rather than applying standardised suburban development models. Design assessment should also inform the appropriate capacity of potential allocations from the outset. A site should not be allocated at an inappropriate scale on the assumption that subsequent design coding, landscaping or masterplanning can overcome fundamental conflict with the established character and form of the settlement.

Comment

Representation ID: 3804

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Keri Brookes

The evidence base should enable communities to understand why individual sites have progressed or been rejected. For potential allocations such as Land north of Town Lane, Mobberley, the published assessment should clearly address aircraft noise and residential amenity, Green Belt and grey belt status, landscape and heritage impacts, sustainable transport, infrastructure capacity and cumulative effects. Where previous planning decisions or technical evidence have identified significant constraints, the Council should explain transparently whether those constraints remain and, if not, what new evidence justifies a different conclusion before a site progresses towards allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 3808

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Mrs Keri Brookes

Where individual sites progress through assessment, engagement should extend beyond site promoters to the communities directly affected. Residents and parish councils should be clearly notified when significant potential allocations in their locality are being considered and given meaningful opportunities to comment on site-specific evidence before decisions are made. This is particularly important for large greenfield or Green Belt sites where allocation could fundamentally affect a settlement. Engagement with promoters should be balanced by transparent community involvement throughout site assessment and selection, rather than principally after preferred sites have emerged.