Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 5532

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Craig Sevant

I strongly object to the proposed 291-hectare development across 12 parcels of land at Ashley. I consider the land to be high-performing Green Belt rather than Grey Belt, providing an important countryside gap between Greater Manchester and Cheshire while protecting productive farmland. Ashley is a small rural settlement with limited services and public transport, and access is constrained by narrow bridges. I believe development of this scale would be fundamentally unsustainable and would create significant traffic, infrastructure and drainage pressures. It would also harm protected landscapes, wildlife habitats and the settings of listed buildings. I therefore request that Green Belt protection is retained.