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Local plan scoping consultation
Respondent: Sonia Harrison
Representation Summary:
The respondent objects to current housing targets and urges Cheshire East Council to challenge both local and national housing requirements. They advocate a strict brownfield-first approach and oppose development on Green Belt, agricultural land, school playing fields, parks, recreational spaces, ancient woodland and other important habitats. The response raises concerns about biodiversity loss, the impact of development on local character, and further warehouse development. The respondent also argues that plans should not rely on future infrastructure projects such as HS2 and should avoid unnecessary development. They believe growth should prioritise local needs, protect green spaces, and minimise the impact of large-scale development on Cheshire East communities.
Full text:
Please find my comments below: -
• CHALLENGE the ridiculous 146% increase in housing targets for Cheshire East imposed by the new Labour government. Everywhere you look in the area, there are gigantic housing estates going up, all of them destroying our green land, and almost none of them containing social housing and small starter homes and flats, which are the ONLY kind that could possibly be considered to be 'needed'. Our local MPs Tim Roca, Sarah Russell and Connor Naismith should be able to help with this, as they are all members of the Labour government which inflicted this misery upon us.
• CHALLENGE the government's national housing targets. This is where it all starts. The figures should be reviewed by independent statisticians. What assumptions have been made? Continued, mass, uncontrolled immigration? While I expect this is outside the remit of Cheshire East Council, again maybe you could ask our local Labour MPs to assist.
• The plan should be clear that there should be NO building whatsoever on Green Belt land, not under any circumstances, and no splitting hairs by calling some of it 'grey'.
• Furthermore, it should expressly state NO building on irreplaceable habitats (such as, but not limited to, peatlands and ancient woodlands) or on farmland, or immediately adjacent to these areas. We have a biodiversity crisis in this country, and the local plan should be driven by the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
• NO building on school playing fields, parks, or any formal or informal recreational area of scraps of green space within built-up areas. They are essential for people's physical and mental health.
• NO more warehouse in the Crewe area, or anywhere else. So many are disused
• Use Brownfield land only, bringing the vast number of empty houses we have back into use, turning disused pubs and offices into flats, etc. Not so popular with developers, but essential to avoid completely ruining this once-lovely part of Cheshire. This may take longer, but it is the only responsible approach.
• PLEASE make plans CONDITIONAL. DON'T plan for the over-development of Crewe on the assumption that HS2 will be resurrected. DON'T plan for an ever-escalating population when we are at a critical point in out country's history, and it is likely that the next government will be returning the millions of foreign nationals [REDACTED]. Word the plan carefully to avoid being held to unnecessary development years down the line by greedy developers.
• Plan for local people, not for sucking in vast quantities of southerners wanting to move to a 'nice' area. As large areas of our cities become less desirable, prices in the south are ridiculous and more people are able to work from home, this continues to fuel the trend to build more houses in the northern countryside. This does not help our local young people, and constitutes a criminal destruction of the finite amount of green space we have. All this achieves is to line the developers' pockets.
Local plan scoping consultation
Respondent: Sonia Harrison
Representation Summary:
The respondent objects to current housing targets and urges Cheshire East Council to challenge both local and national housing requirements. They advocate a strict brownfield-first approach and oppose development on Green Belt, agricultural land, school playing fields, parks, recreational spaces, ancient woodland and other important habitats. The response raises concerns about biodiversity loss, the impact of development on local character, and further warehouse development. The respondent also argues that plans should not rely on future infrastructure projects such as HS2 and should avoid unnecessary development. They believe growth should prioritise local needs, protect green spaces, and minimise the impact of large-scale development on Cheshire East communities.
Full text:
Please find my comments below: -
• CHALLENGE the ridiculous 146% increase in housing targets for Cheshire East imposed by the new Labour government. Everywhere you look in the area, there are gigantic housing estates going up, all of them destroying our green land, and almost none of them containing social housing and small starter homes and flats, which are the ONLY kind that could possibly be considered to be 'needed'. Our local MPs Tim Roca, Sarah Russell and Connor Naismith should be able to help with this, as they are all members of the Labour government which inflicted this misery upon us.
• CHALLENGE the government's national housing targets. This is where it all starts. The figures should be reviewed by independent statisticians. What assumptions have been made? Continued, mass, uncontrolled immigration? While I expect this is outside the remit of Cheshire East Council, again maybe you could ask our local Labour MPs to assist.
• The plan should be clear that there should be NO building whatsoever on Green Belt land, not under any circumstances, and no splitting hairs by calling some of it 'grey'.
• Furthermore, it should expressly state NO building on irreplaceable habitats (such as, but not limited to, peatlands and ancient woodlands) or on farmland, or immediately adjacent to these areas. We have a biodiversity crisis in this country, and the local plan should be driven by the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
• NO building on school playing fields, parks, or any formal or informal recreational area of scraps of green space within built-up areas. They are essential for people's physical and mental health.
• NO more warehouse in the Crewe area, or anywhere else. So many are disused
• Use Brownfield land only, bringing the vast number of empty houses we have back into use, turning disused pubs and offices into flats, etc. Not so popular with developers, but essential to avoid completely ruining this once-lovely part of Cheshire. This may take longer, but it is the only responsible approach.
• PLEASE make plans CONDITIONAL. DON'T plan for the over-development of Crewe on the assumption that HS2 will be resurrected. DON'T plan for an ever-escalating population when we are at a critical point in out country's history, and it is likely that the next government will be returning the millions of foreign nationals [REDACTED]. Word the plan carefully to avoid being held to unnecessary development years down the line by greedy developers.
• Plan for local people, not for sucking in vast quantities of southerners wanting to move to a 'nice' area. As large areas of our cities become less desirable, prices in the south are ridiculous and more people are able to work from home, this continues to fuel the trend to build more houses in the northern countryside. This does not help our local young people, and constitutes a criminal destruction of the finite amount of green space we have. All this achieves is to line the developers' pockets.
Local plan scoping consultation
Respondent: Sonia Harrison
Representation Summary:
The respondent objects to current housing targets and urges Cheshire East Council to challenge both local and national housing requirements. They advocate a strict brownfield-first approach and oppose development on Green Belt, agricultural land, school playing fields, parks, recreational spaces, ancient woodland and other important habitats. The response raises concerns about biodiversity loss, the impact of development on local character, and further warehouse development. The respondent also argues that plans should not rely on future infrastructure projects such as HS2 and should avoid unnecessary development. They believe growth should prioritise local needs, protect green spaces, and minimise the impact of large-scale development on Cheshire East communities.
Full text:
Please find my comments below: -
• CHALLENGE the ridiculous 146% increase in housing targets for Cheshire East imposed by the new Labour government. Everywhere you look in the area, there are gigantic housing estates going up, all of them destroying our green land, and almost none of them containing social housing and small starter homes and flats, which are the ONLY kind that could possibly be considered to be 'needed'. Our local MPs Tim Roca, Sarah Russell and Connor Naismith should be able to help with this, as they are all members of the Labour government which inflicted this misery upon us.
• CHALLENGE the government's national housing targets. This is where it all starts. The figures should be reviewed by independent statisticians. What assumptions have been made? Continued, mass, uncontrolled immigration? While I expect this is outside the remit of Cheshire East Council, again maybe you could ask our local Labour MPs to assist.
• The plan should be clear that there should be NO building whatsoever on Green Belt land, not under any circumstances, and no splitting hairs by calling some of it 'grey'.
• Furthermore, it should expressly state NO building on irreplaceable habitats (such as, but not limited to, peatlands and ancient woodlands) or on farmland, or immediately adjacent to these areas. We have a biodiversity crisis in this country, and the local plan should be driven by the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
• NO building on school playing fields, parks, or any formal or informal recreational area of scraps of green space within built-up areas. They are essential for people's physical and mental health.
• NO more warehouse in the Crewe area, or anywhere else. So many are disused
• Use Brownfield land only, bringing the vast number of empty houses we have back into use, turning disused pubs and offices into flats, etc. Not so popular with developers, but essential to avoid completely ruining this once-lovely part of Cheshire. This may take longer, but it is the only responsible approach.
• PLEASE make plans CONDITIONAL. DON'T plan for the over-development of Crewe on the assumption that HS2 will be resurrected. DON'T plan for an ever-escalating population when we are at a critical point in out country's history, and it is likely that the next government will be returning the millions of foreign nationals [REDACTED]. Word the plan carefully to avoid being held to unnecessary development years down the line by greedy developers.
• Plan for local people, not for sucking in vast quantities of southerners wanting to move to a 'nice' area. As large areas of our cities become less desirable, prices in the south are ridiculous and more people are able to work from home, this continues to fuel the trend to build more houses in the northern countryside. This does not help our local young people, and constitutes a criminal destruction of the finite amount of green space we have. All this achieves is to line the developers' pockets.
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