Seddon, Crown Estate push Cheshire East plans forward
An EIA screening request has been lodged by the Bolton developer as it plots 275 homes near Nantwich, while a £32m low-carbon scheme near Knutsford has cleared the hurdle.
Nantwich (planning reference 26/0517/EIA)
WSP was commissioned by Seddon Homes to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report, ahead of plans being submitted for up to 275 homes to the east of Broad Lane, Nantwich – an area in which Nightingale Land is also currently seeking to establish a consent.
The site in question is around 23.4 acres, made up of fields. As shown in the planning documents, the immediate area is a patchwork quilt of development plots, with several consented schemes and a large site immediately north, where Muller Property Group wants to deliver 400 homes.
In common with other development advisors, WSP references Cheshire East’s current lack of a five-year housing supply in its documentation.
As WSP sums up in what is a hefty report, 100+ pages along with appendices, this scoping report comes in advance of preparing an EIA to accompany a full planning application.
Knutsford (26/0054/EIA)
Deloitte is advising The Crown Estate, and as set out in a letter from CEC dated 27 February, there is good news for the development team – the council does not believe an EIA is necessary for the proposals, which are for nine acres west of Manchester Road.
The Crown Estate has appointed igloo as its development partner for the scheme, where it is proposing 75 low-carbon homes, including 30% affordable housing, in a development described as one of three “innovation projects” it is advancing nationally. A consultation process was carried out last year.
The development will offer a range of house types. Credit: via Royal Pilgrim
As set out in Deloitte’s EIA request, as well as delivering housing, the project is intended to assist in informing future development of the Crown’s landholdings in the area.
The site falls within a wider allocation in CEC’s local plan – to boost housing numbers and commercial floorspace around Knutsford – and has a planning history, with 670 homes and business park development having been cleared. However, this consent has lapsed.
About time development went somewhere else other than Crewe.
By GrestyFan
Sadly GrestyFan, Crewe is likely to still develop 7,000 units in the next plan. Nantwich will have to do near 2,000.
By DabbersFan
Sounds like Nantwich could accommodate a few more then 😉
By GrestyFan
Nantwich is going to be totally gridlocked soon, it already is at certain times. Where is the infrastructure to support all these people?
By Anonymous
Build baby build
By Seddon B
@Anon – what sort infrastructure are you referring to? All utilities/estate roads will be built out if planning is granted.
NHS contributions – several hundreds of thousands of pounds will be collected as well to improve local health services.
The sites appear to be sustainably located in terms of both primary and secondary education. Broad Lane primary in fact is significantly undersubscribed for this years’ intake so by all accounts… nevertheless, no doubt significant sums of S106 monies will be collected towards SEN and education provision.
By Deja
Greenbelt in the North forces development in the South of Cheshire East. Who knew!
By Rich X