Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 5961

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Peter Wright

I am writing to object to the proposed destruction of the green belt around Ashley .
This is a high performing green belt ,not grey belt It prevents urban sprawl, maintains the vital countryside gap between Greater Manchester and Cheshire and safeguards open, productive farmland.
Ashley is a small rural settlement with limited services
Every approach crosses narrow constrained bridges
A development of any scale is fundamentally unsustainable and will cause severe infrastructure and traffic pressure
It would damage protected landscapes,w)ildlife habitats eg bats and the settings of numerous listed buildings. We rely on the council to reject this site entirely.
Also research by the Protection of Rural England has shown there are enough Brownfield sites in England alone for 1.4 million homes.

Comment

Representation ID: 5962

Received: 31/08/2026

Respondent: Peter Wright

I am writing to object to the proposed destruction of the green belt around Ashley .
This is a high performing green belt ,not grey belt It prevents urban sprawl, maintains the vital countryside gap between Greater Manchester and Cheshire and safeguards open, productive farmland.
Ashley is a small rural settlement with limited services
Every approach crosses narrow constrained bridges
A development of any scale is fundamentally unsustainable and will cause severe infrastructure and traffic pressure
It would damage protected landscapes,w)ildlife habitats eg bats and the settings of numerous listed buildings. We rely on the council to reject this site entirely.
Also research by the Protection of Rural England has shown there are enough Brownfield sites in England alone for 1.4 million homes.