Bloor appeals Cheshire East rejection

Yet another Iost appeaI coming soon at the Tax Payer’s expense – do Cheshire East NEVER Iearn?? Yet another exampIe of CounciIIors pandering to the NIMBY brigade.

This field is Green. A triangle bordered by Riverside Park a special protection area on side one. Side two Ancient woodlands full of birds and side three Prestbury Conservation. Fully farmed the year round. Green.

“Objections to the application have come almost exclusively from nearby residents, many of whom are fortunate enough to own their own homes already“. Arrogant: is it only homeless people who are allowed to object. And are the concerns of local residence worthless?

You can’t decide that something is a benefit to someone. Enhanced bus services are not a benefit to me if I won’t use those bus routes. And so you can’t address people’s concerns by offering them something that isn’t a benefit to them. It looks like local residents value the existing green space over public access to a smaller proportion of green space. Mr Hudson’s arguments are weak and his comments are patronising.

Madge

Riverside Park is not a special protection area in any way. It’s an (admittedly well-loved) country park between a busy railway line and a housing estate. It was created from agricultural fields about 40 years ago. It’s not a nature reserve.

Prestbury conservation area is a mile away from the site.

Those fields have a few sheep on them at most.

Signed – Another Resident.

Get them built

No the amount of houses that have gone up around Macclesfield in the last couple of years is ridiculous. We are loosing our countryside for more and more houses while other areas of the country are abandoned. Stop taking the countryside away and use these sites first

I expect Hudson is lucky enough to own his home and no doubt would complain vociferously if he was in the same situation as local residents.

Bloor homes are ruining Leighton the residents do not want a Thousand houses they want a Supermarket, High school, some shops and a green area. Bloor have mi glad with Leighton council to destroy everyday lives of residents. The councillors do not care. Do not let them destroy your area.

Good, stop building on our green belt!

Exactly what the area needs, Cheshire easy just being Cheshire east, totally out of touch and nimbys, likely boomers that benefited from cheap housing and low interest rates trying to stop younger generations from owning a decent home. Hopefully this gets overturned asap.

What about the hospital it can’t cope with all the patients now with new houses that have been built in the last decade the hospital is not big enough the roads are heavily congested because of all these new homes Macclesfield use to be a nice place too live but it is overpopulated now

Grey Belt? That’s a new one. I live nearby and it’s Green Belt land. Macclesfield and surrounding areas can’t sustain any more traffic, lack of doctors/dental surgeries, schools, hospital amenities. You only have to attempt to drive through the town to experience chaos all throughout the day!
We do need greenbelt to sustain our food though too. Ever thought of that Mr Developer??

What happened to Green and Pleasant Land? There’s practically nothing left for Wildlife. Let the People decide, regardless of whether they own or rent their property. There’s so many areas under construction as it is. Leave the land alone.

This government needs too wake up and get a grip stop destroying our country and listen too the local people and stop wasting money

And of course just because something is not a benefit to you, directly, does not mean it is not a benefit for anyone. The job of planning is to balance these things as best it can. When it comes to a decision that rests on losing open land (which Madge should may be grey as well as green) versus providing housing for people then one will always ‘lose’. It does not mean that anyone’s wishes have been ignored. They have been weighed in the balance.

It has been made plain to you that most people of Macclesfield do NOT want this housing estate.

Anonymous – are you the only person who lives in that area? Does nobody else use the buses? Do you speak for all residents? The only arrogance here is your own. The councillors voted against their own professional advice and instead listened to a vocal and entitled minority. That is a mistake which will be costly.

I live locally and walk past this site regularly, the land in the current condition is not of benefit to the local community. It’s a suitable location for much needed local housing, particularly after the Kings School Development further down the road.

Grey before green!!!

The area cannot cope with the additional cars this site would create, not to mention the strain on schools and services. There’s plenty of other new developments on the outskirts. Where are all the people coming from! Leave the area as is.

Hasn’t Bloors homes used enough green fields in Cheshire East already?

This scheme has not been thought through properly. What about the infrastructure required? E.g new hospital, schools – both primary and secondary, new GP practice, roads (another A34 needed ?) shops, public transport.

We don’t want to be like Milton Keynes, where it took up to 10 years for these things to catch up.

Stop further development in this area as Macclezfoeld does not require any more homes because it doesn’t have enough job opportunities only people or families that require social housing at the expense of local authorities council tax or general direct or indirect taxes. Either way don’t put the burden on authority council’s ??? authorities

Mixes of private ownership with social housing just do not work. Stress and misery for homeowners.

Anonymous 3.08pm there, wanting to shut away people who can’t afford market value housing into little enclaves away from those who can. How lovely.