Mickle Trafford set to grow as Rowland seeks consent in Green Belt

A 16.5-acre site on the western edge of the Cheshire village is being eyed up by the housebuilder for redevelopment into 160 dwellings.

Rowland Homes has submitted an outline planning application for the scheme, which is located on the edge of Mickle Trafford within Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Green Belt.

The development would provide a mix of house types and 45% affordable provision, according to planning documents.

A planning statement prepared by PWA Planning claims the development would “create a well-connected, attractive, and sustainable development that contributes positively to meeting local housing needs, while respecting the character and setting of Mickle Trafford.”

Rowland and its consultant team believe the site should be considered as Grey Belt. PWA’s planning statement also sets out that the council’s current housing need position.

In April, it was calculated that Cheshire West and Chester Council had a housing land supply of less than two years. The statutory target is five years.

“There is therefore evidence of a clear and pressing need,” the statement says.

“This position represents not merely a shortfall, but a substantial and sustained failure to meet national policy requirements for a minimum five-year housing land supply, an acute need.”

To learn more, search for reference number 25/03028/OUT on Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning portal.