Comments wanted on Local Plan

A reminder that Cheshire East Council has launched an additional six week consultation on the Core Strategy of its beleaguered Local Plan this week.

The move will allow more time for the public to have its say on the Local Plan before it is presented to the Planning Inspector early next year.

The consultation will run for six weeks, from November 5, to December 16 after the Core Strategy was approved at a meeting last Friday.

A significant amount of detailed research and evidence has been gathered to inform the pre-submission Core Strategy in the wake of recent appeal setbacks that left question marks over the council's five-year housing supply estimates.

This round of consultation seeks to address any concerns that the public may have as the council puts the plan through various stages before it is published last next year.

Meanwhile a number rulings will be made on appeals lodged by speculative developers for housing estates on greenfield sites, including Audlem.

Deputy Leader, Councillor David Brown, who oversees the Local Plan process said there had been a "tremendous" response to the proposals put to the Strategic Planning Board in September.

He added: "So far, we have received 28,000 responses to our draft proposals. This is an unprecedented amount of interest in a council consultation process and I hope this additional period of consultation will allow everyone to feel they have had time and opportunity to have their say."

All documents can be viewed online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/localplan or at any Cheshire East library or customer service point.

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