Bloor pitches 200 Christleton homes
The housebuilder’s outline application to Cheshire West and Chester Council seeks permission to develop a 24-acre sustainable community at Abbots Well off Whitchurch Road.
Bloor Homes’ 200-home Chester neighbourhood would offer a range of tenures and provide 45% of the homes as affordable, with details to be provided at the reserved matters stage.
Plans compiled by designer Fabrik and submitted by planner Lichfields envision the development of farmland into a nearly 500-person neighbourhood.
The 24 acres in question lie behind the existing Abbots Well Mercure Hotel to the south of Whitchurch Road in Christleton.
Abbots Well was once the water source for Chester Cathedral – the historic feature will be retained and positioned as a cultural cornerstone of the development.
Public open space is expected to cover seven acres of the development. Active travel would be encouraged by prioritising pedestrian and bicycle access across the site.
In addition, a green corridor would run centrally through the neighbourhood, providing both safe and pleasant walking routes for residents.
The site in question spans 24 acres of farmland. Credit: Google Earth
Houses would be accessed via a central spine road, before secondary and tertiary streets lead residents to their doors.
The project has been through a public consultation, which ended in July.
Bloor Homes has plans for a 675-home scheme in Heald Green, Stockport, under review, while Sandbach is preparing for 325 Bloor-developed homes.
The project team includes Orion Heritage, Coopers, Tyler Grange, Betts, Hepworth Acoustics, SLR, Curtins, and Magnitude Surveys.
To view the planning application, use the planning reference number 25/02656/OUT on Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning portal.
