Muller proposes next 530 Crewe homes
Phase three of the developer’s Northern Gateway masterplan, a 60-acre residential scheme south of Maw Green Road, is being worked up.
Muller Property Group wants to deliver 530 homes north-east of Crewe town centre, building upon the 520 already under construction on phases one and two.
Muller is working with Anwyl and Watkin Jones on the first two phases and is now preparing to submit plans for the third and largest phase to Cheshire East Council.
Seeking outline consent, Muller plans to deliver 30% affordable provision – 159 units – and a mix of one- to five-bedroom properties.
As part of the development, a spine road linking Maw Green Road to Hurcombe Way and Sydney Road, providing an alternate route into Crewe from the A534 to the east is proposed.
Muller said the scheme would help Cheshire East make a dent in its housing targets, which have increased from 977 to 2,584 under the new Labour government.
The project team comprises Roberts Environmental. Redmore, Steve Shields, Brindle & Green, Bower Mattin, Arthian, Georisk, Focus Transport Planning, JPM Acoustics, Walsingham, SV Surveying, TDS, and EHP Consultants.
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Hahaha… the NIMBYs that dominate Cheshire East Strategic Planning board are going to love this one. Good luck Muller.
By Gary
The planning application number would be helpful please?
By DAVE
Hi DAVE, the application has not yet been submitted so there is no app number yet. Cheers, Dan
By Dan Whelan
Located in the open countryside and so is contrary to policy. If approved, the application should require significant S106 contributions to public transport given there are no bus services anywhere near the site.
By Anonymous
Stick them all in Downing Street. Failing that, stick ’em where the sun doesn’t shine.
By Anonymous
We have enough houses.
What we need is a town centre with shops!!!!!
By Me
Are there any plans for supporting infrastructure, doctors surgery, school, shops improved bus service. More houses, more people who need these services.
By Karen
@me – do you think having more people living locally might help attract shops to the town centre, per chance?
By YIMBY
Ok building all theses new houses, but no new schools no new doctors, no new dentist no new infrastructure
More traffic on already a grid locked town
Then you build houses ie 5 bedroom that only have parking for two cars etc putting more cars in streets causing double parking in turn blocking roads
The councils carnt afford the up keep on the roads that are already there
Why build millions of houses befor getting the infrastructure right first and don’t say it brings money in to do this because it as never done in the past otherwise we would already it
By Bryn Davies
This proposal is deeply concerning for the integrity and livability of the estate. If 530 additional homes are approved, roads like Hurcomb Way, Entwistle Way, and Fairhurst Road will inevitably become a rat run—causing significant traffic congestion, safety issues, and a deterioration in the quality of life for current residents. The impact on access to Sydney Road will be particularly severe and completely unacceptable.
Many of us were never informed that we could eventually be living on an estate of over 1,000 homes. This represents a drastic and unjustified shift from what was initially presented to homeowners. Residents have a right to expect transparency and responsible planning—this development proposal fails on both counts.
By Desmond TuTu
Unreasonable. Sydney Road traffic awful, lane dangerous enough already. Green land. Town facilities sadly lacking. Build on brown land
By Anonymous
What about building new schools and more health centres and doctors surgeries to accommodate these proposed new developments.
By Anonymous
We don’t have enough houses though – there is literally a housing crisis due to a lack of supply. There is clearly demand for these houses in this location (you’ll note that none of the other houses built across Cheshire East over the past few years are sitting empty).
Regarding more shops in the town centre, I don’t think Muller (a private housebuilder) builds shops, so why is this relevant? It’s not an ‘either/or’ scenario!
By @11:50 pm By Me
Is there really a housing crisis though? Or just what the government want is to believe, so that we are less likely to object to building on the easily developed green spaces, as opposed to brown field sites, where they prefer to build enormous warehouses, which may employ 20 people if they are lucky enough to rent out the warehouse.
Any new houses are literally drip fed on to the market, so the house prices are kept artificially high, allowing the developer to line their pockets. No amount of houses will drop prices as it’s not in the developers or current home owners interest. Even the “affordable” homes are beyond first time buyers price range. They are a sales gimmick to maximise the number of houses the developer can squeeze on to a plot of land…more houses on smaller plots ….what more can a developer ask for….
By Optional
There is insufficient infrastructure to accommodate the houses we already have
By Terry Kidd
To much house building going on already, leave the green belt land alone 😔 plus no doctors schools and the infrastructure will not cope, it’s on its knees now 😡😡
By Anonymous
Why so many? What demographic are these for under labour’s plans?
By Anonymous
Last week we were warned that in ten years fresh water will run out, do the government not listen to any warnings. So another load of housing that will all need water. Madness. Stop spoiling Cheshire, we don’t need more building.
By Anonymous
Another 530 plus another 600 in Wistaston, where are these people coming from and how are all the local services going to cope. We’re already cueing out of the door at the doctors and pharmacies.
By Crikey