Dane Valley homes begin after six-year planning wrangling

Hillcrest Homes has gained planning consent from Cheshire East Council for 34 homes off Albert Road in Bollington, with work due to start later this year.

The site of the former Danebridge Mill in Congleton, cleared in 2011 following a fire, is set to be redeveloped into a five-storey block of apartments under plans brought forward by developer Selyor Properties.

The developer’s proposals for 34 houses on a greenfield site to the west of Bollington will be decided by Cheshire East’s planning committee next week.

A public consultation has been held on plans to build up to 225 houses on a green field site off Longridge, to the east of Knutsford town centre.

Cheshire East Council is set to approve plans for the refurbishment and extension of the grade two-listed Webb House in Crewe into an extra care facility.

The developer has agreed a deal with Onward Homes to deliver 447 houses on a plot to the east of David Whitby Way, with the first phase due to get under way this year.

The housing provider has appointed Mark Howden as director of place from Balfour Beatty as it prepares to deliver 750 homes across Cheshire and High Peak over the next five years.