Local plan scoping consultation

I write with concerns of plans to put land at Adlington into the call for land/local plan. The proposed construction on land in Adlington is a short-sighted decision that sacrifices our community's long-term character degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

The sheer number of the combined applications in local areas is of major concern without Adlington. Landowners in Bollington/Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Macclesfield, Poynton and Prestbury have submitted c2,500 hectares in the recent Land Call now under consultation. That’s potentially thousands of houses. There are a possible 16,000 houses on top of the thousands of houses already approved to be built near me before any further house-build locations are accepted by your call for land. With local services unable to cope with the demand now I find this very concerning for local residents.

The countryside around Adlington is not simply undeveloped land. Firstly, it is a flood plain protecting the local area. This is becoming more vital as the rain increase due to climate change. Secondly Adlington is working farmland, wildlife habitat and an important part of the character of the village and surrounding areas with ecology of interconnected habitats that local wildlife relies on.

Once farmland is built on, it is permanently lost. The government are starting to realise we are losing our food security. Brownfield sites are what we should be using to build not precious greenbelt farmland at Adlington. There are plenty of brownfield sites in and around Macclesfield that should be utilised first.

Although the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026) gives a default “yes” to developments near rail stations, this does not guarantee the railway can cope. In Adlington the railway lines are already full and constrained with no capacity for upgrade without major investment to infrastructure which feed other rail networks. Investment in this is something the country simply can not afford. Ignoring this would put immense pressure on an already overloaded road network.

Local business such as the large advertising agencies are in decline due to Ai. Reducing jobs by over 50% in the last year alone. The lack of local employment again would put too much pressure on the hefty commute to Manchester. 25 years ago, it took under an hour to drive to Manchester, this same commute today with the increased car dependency and congestion takes 1hr 45mins along with further increase to carbon emissions. This is becoming impossible to work in Manchester city centre and live here.

Local healthcare services are also unable to cope with the demand for their services now. It is increasingly difficult to get GP appointments and hospital care. Local schools are full, community services lack funding so are increasingly subject to closure.

Waste management services are at capacity, United Utilities recently spent £50 million to try to meet Environment Agency rules of waste entering rivers, they allowed for an extra 10,000 houses in this recent upgrade, this has now been exceeded and they can no longer cope with the water demand. When we have a lot of rain sewage is dispelled into the rivers despite the recent upgrade to the sewage works. Sewage also floods a local children’s football pitch. Increasingly Bollington and Tytherington are having water supply problems with water Tankers becoming a common sight. Any increased housing in Adlington would feed into this already failing infrastructure.

Please be aware that a site being physically large enough to hold houses does not make it a sustainable place to live Real sustainability depends on whether people can work, travel and access essential services without overwhelming local infrastructure. Adlington does not have the infrastructure to cope with any more housing. Developers have previously stated the starting price for houses here would be £400,000 + this is not affordable so will not reflect any real local need.

Adlington is unique for its rural beauty, historic farmland and should not have major developments which will link it to Stockport, residents’ mental wellbeing losing access to green space, recreation and air quality should be parament. Please consider locations carefully lack of infrastructure and loss of farmland/food security would be a disaster and further development at Adlington risks permanently degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

I write with concerns of plans to put land at Adlington into the call for land/local plan. The proposed construction on land in Adlington is a short-sighted decision that sacrifices our community's long-term character degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

The sheer number of the combined applications in local areas is of major concern without Adlington. Landowners in Bollington/Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Macclesfield, Poynton and Prestbury have submitted c2,500 hectares in the recent Land Call now under consultation. That’s potentially thousands of houses. There are a possible 16,000 houses on top of the thousands of houses already approved to be built near me before any further house-build locations are accepted by your call for land. With local services unable to cope with the demand now I find this very concerning for local residents.

The countryside around Adlington is not simply undeveloped land. Firstly, it is a flood plain protecting the local area. This is becoming more vital as the rain increase due to climate change. Secondly Adlington is working farmland, wildlife habitat and an important part of the character of the village and surrounding areas with ecology of interconnected habitats that local wildlife relies on.

Once farmland is built on, it is permanently lost. The government are starting to realise we are losing our food security. Brownfield sites are what we should be using to build not precious greenbelt farmland at Adlington. There are plenty of brownfield sites in and around Macclesfield that should be utilised first.

Although the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026) gives a default “yes” to developments near rail stations, this does not guarantee the railway can cope. In Adlington the railway lines are already full and constrained with no capacity for upgrade without major investment to infrastructure which feed other rail networks. Investment in this is something the country simply can not afford. Ignoring this would put immense pressure on an already overloaded road network.

Local business such as the large advertising agencies are in decline due to Ai. Reducing jobs by over 50% in the last year alone. The lack of local employment again would put too much pressure on the hefty commute to Manchester. 25 years ago, it took under an hour to drive to Manchester, this same commute today with the increased car dependency and congestion takes 1hr 45mins along with further increase to carbon emissions. This is becoming impossible to work in Manchester city centre and live here.

Local healthcare services are also unable to cope with the demand for their services now. It is increasingly difficult to get GP appointments and hospital care. Local schools are full, community services lack funding so are increasingly subject to closure.

Waste management services are at capacity, United Utilities recently spent £50 million to try to meet Environment Agency rules of waste entering rivers, they allowed for an extra 10,000 houses in this recent upgrade, this has now been exceeded and they can no longer cope with the water demand. When we have a lot of rain sewage is dispelled into the rivers despite the recent upgrade to the sewage works. Sewage also floods a local children’s football pitch. Increasingly Bollington and Tytherington are having water supply problems with water Tankers becoming a common sight. Any increased housing in Adlington would feed into this already failing infrastructure.

Please be aware that a site being physically large enough to hold houses does not make it a sustainable place to live Real sustainability depends on whether people can work, travel and access essential services without overwhelming local infrastructure. Adlington does not have the infrastructure to cope with any more housing. Developers have previously stated the starting price for houses here would be £400,000 + this is not affordable so will not reflect any real local need.

Adlington is unique for its rural beauty, historic farmland and should not have major developments which will link it to Stockport, residents’ mental wellbeing losing access to green space, recreation and air quality should be parament. Please consider locations carefully lack of infrastructure and loss of farmland/food security would be a disaster and further development at Adlington risks permanently degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

I write with concerns of plans to put land at Adlington into the call for land/local plan. The proposed construction on land in Adlington is a short-sighted decision that sacrifices our community's long-term character degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

The sheer number of the combined applications in local areas is of major concern without Adlington. Landowners in Bollington/Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Macclesfield, Poynton and Prestbury have submitted c2,500 hectares in the recent Land Call now under consultation. That’s potentially thousands of houses. There are a possible 16,000 houses on top of the thousands of houses already approved to be built near me before any further house-build locations are accepted by your call for land. With local services unable to cope with the demand now I find this very concerning for local residents.

The countryside around Adlington is not simply undeveloped land. Firstly, it is a flood plain protecting the local area. This is becoming more vital as the rain increase due to climate change. Secondly Adlington is working farmland, wildlife habitat and an important part of the character of the village and surrounding areas with ecology of interconnected habitats that local wildlife relies on.

Once farmland is built on, it is permanently lost. The government are starting to realise we are losing our food security. Brownfield sites are what we should be using to build not precious greenbelt farmland at Adlington. There are plenty of brownfield sites in and around Macclesfield that should be utilised first.

Although the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026) gives a default “yes” to developments near rail stations, this does not guarantee the railway can cope. In Adlington the railway lines are already full and constrained with no capacity for upgrade without major investment to infrastructure which feed other rail networks. Investment in this is something the country simply can not afford. Ignoring this would put immense pressure on an already overloaded road network.

Local business such as the large advertising agencies are in decline due to Ai. Reducing jobs by over 50% in the last year alone. The lack of local employment again would put too much pressure on the hefty commute to Manchester. 25 years ago, it took under an hour to drive to Manchester, this same commute today with the increased car dependency and congestion takes 1hr 45mins along with further increase to carbon emissions. This is becoming impossible to work in Manchester city centre and live here.

Local healthcare services are also unable to cope with the demand for their services now. It is increasingly difficult to get GP appointments and hospital care. Local schools are full, community services lack funding so are increasingly subject to closure.

Waste management services are at capacity, United Utilities recently spent £50 million to try to meet Environment Agency rules of waste entering rivers, they allowed for an extra 10,000 houses in this recent upgrade, this has now been exceeded and they can no longer cope with the water demand. When we have a lot of rain sewage is dispelled into the rivers despite the recent upgrade to the sewage works. Sewage also floods a local children’s football pitch. Increasingly Bollington and Tytherington are having water supply problems with water Tankers becoming a common sight. Any increased housing in Adlington would feed into this already failing infrastructure.

Please be aware that a site being physically large enough to hold houses does not make it a sustainable place to live Real sustainability depends on whether people can work, travel and access essential services without overwhelming local infrastructure. Adlington does not have the infrastructure to cope with any more housing. Developers have previously stated the starting price for houses here would be £400,000 + this is not affordable so will not reflect any real local need.

Adlington is unique for its rural beauty, historic farmland and should not have major developments which will link it to Stockport, residents’ mental wellbeing losing access to green space, recreation and air quality should be parament. Please consider locations carefully lack of infrastructure and loss of farmland/food security would be a disaster and further development at Adlington risks permanently degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

I write with concerns of plans to put land at Adlington into the call for land/local plan. The proposed construction on land in Adlington is a short-sighted decision that sacrifices our community's long-term character degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.

The sheer number of the combined applications in local areas is of major concern without Adlington. Landowners in Bollington/Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Macclesfield, Poynton and Prestbury have submitted c2,500 hectares in the recent Land Call now under consultation. That’s potentially thousands of houses. There are a possible 16,000 houses on top of the thousands of houses already approved to be built near me before any further house-build locations are accepted by your call for land. With local services unable to cope with the demand now I find this very concerning for local residents.

The countryside around Adlington is not simply undeveloped land. Firstly, it is a flood plain protecting the local area. This is becoming more vital as the rain increase due to climate change. Secondly Adlington is working farmland, wildlife habitat and an important part of the character of the village and surrounding areas with ecology of interconnected habitats that local wildlife relies on.

Once farmland is built on, it is permanently lost. The government are starting to realise we are losing our food security. Brownfield sites are what we should be using to build not precious greenbelt farmland at Adlington. There are plenty of brownfield sites in and around Macclesfield that should be utilised first.

Although the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026) gives a default “yes” to developments near rail stations, this does not guarantee the railway can cope. In Adlington the railway lines are already full and constrained with no capacity for upgrade without major investment to infrastructure which feed other rail networks. Investment in this is something the country simply can not afford. Ignoring this would put immense pressure on an already overloaded road network.

Local business such as the large advertising agencies are in decline due to Ai. Reducing jobs by over 50% in the last year alone. The lack of local employment again would put too much pressure on the hefty commute to Manchester. 25 years ago, it took under an hour to drive to Manchester, this same commute today with the increased car dependency and congestion takes 1hr 45mins along with further increase to carbon emissions. This is becoming impossible to work in Manchester city centre and live here.

Local healthcare services are also unable to cope with the demand for their services now. It is increasingly difficult to get GP appointments and hospital care. Local schools are full, community services lack funding so are increasingly subject to closure.

Waste management services are at capacity, United Utilities recently spent £50 million to try to meet Environment Agency rules of waste entering rivers, they allowed for an extra 10,000 houses in this recent upgrade, this has now been exceeded and they can no longer cope with the water demand. When we have a lot of rain sewage is dispelled into the rivers despite the recent upgrade to the sewage works. Sewage also floods a local children’s football pitch. Increasingly Bollington and Tytherington are having water supply problems with water Tankers becoming a common sight. Any increased housing in Adlington would feed into this already failing infrastructure.

Please be aware that a site being physically large enough to hold houses does not make it a sustainable place to live Real sustainability depends on whether people can work, travel and access essential services without overwhelming local infrastructure. Adlington does not have the infrastructure to cope with any more housing. Developers have previously stated the starting price for houses here would be £400,000 + this is not affordable so will not reflect any real local need.

Adlington is unique for its rural beauty, historic farmland and should not have major developments which will link it to Stockport, residents’ mental wellbeing losing access to green space, recreation and air quality should be parament. Please consider locations carefully lack of infrastructure and loss of farmland/food security would be a disaster and further development at Adlington risks permanently degrading the local environment at the expense of future generations.