Nantwich South, Muller Property Group, p planning

The project would be the second phase of Muller Property Group's Maylands Park. Credit: via planning documents

Muller plans 411 homes on Cheshire East countryside

26 February 2026 11:34 Julia Hatmaker Comments ()

Leveraging a lack of five-year housing supply, the developer has put in for permission to build up a neighbourhood and accompanying spine road on 49 acres south of Nantwich.

This would be the second phase of Muller Property Group’s Maylands Park plans for Nantwich, with the first adjacent phase already having secured planning permission for all of its elements. These comprise: 188 residences from David Wilson Homes, 40 from Anwyl Homes, 49 retirement homes from McCarthy Stone, and an 80-bed care home from MPG.

Muller acknowledged the site’s non-local-plan-compliant location, given that it is listed open countryside and a nature improvement area. However, the project planning statement from Asteer Planning argues that Cheshire East Council can only demonstrate a 3.8-year housing land supply – well short of the required five years.

Nantwich South layout, Muller Property Group, p planning

Barrie Newcombe Associates has drawn up the layout for the Muller Property Group project. Credit: via planning documents

This second phase of Maylands Park would provide up to 411 homes and a 4,300 sq ft local centre. Muller has envisioned the homes to be delivered two separate housebuilders, with a total of 287 properties at market pricing and 124 registered as affordable.

Most of the proposed properties are listed as having two and three beds. Indicative layouts also include 26 one-bedroom homes, 36 four-bedroom ones, and seven with five bedrooms.

Regarding the 49-acre site, 30 acres would be reserved for development, with an additional five allocated for the spine road. A total of eight would be reserved for green and blue infrastructure, with a six-acre ecological habitat also in the mix.

In addition to Asteer, the project team includes Barrie Newcombe Associates, Eddisons, Betts Hydro, Brindle & Green, and JPM Acoustics. You can see the application by searching reference 25/4624/FUL on Cheshire East Council’s planning portal.