Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 6033

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Seddon Developments

Agent: Asteer Planning

Seddon supports allocating sufficient employment land to meet Cheshire East’s current and future economic needs. They welcome recognition of leisure and tourism as employment-generating sectors and argue that employment policies should allow such uses on allocated employment sites where appropriate, recognising their economic and social benefits. Seddon also supports preparation of an Economic Development Needs Assessment and Employment Land Review to inform future policies on employment land and economic development. They reserve the opportunity to comment on these evidence-base documents once they are published.

Comment

Representation ID: 6034

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Seddon Developments

Agent: Asteer Planning

Seddon supports balancing conservation of the historic environment with housing, employment and infrastructure delivery, giving appropriate weight to development benefits. They argue that development should not be automatically prevented because a site affects a World Heritage Site, buffer zone or wider setting. Regarding Jodrell Bank, they call for an evidence-based assessment methodology that considers existing planning permissions and compares their impacts with alternative proposals. They argue that impacts should ultimately be weighed in the planning balance and that any design or mitigation measures should be evidence-based, necessary and proportionate, without unnecessarily undermining development viability or deliverability.

Comment

Representation ID: 6035

Received: 01/09/2026

Respondent: Seddon Developments

Agent: Asteer Planning

Seddon supports the Council’s intention to develop a comprehensive and up-to-date evidence base to underpin the new Local Plan and reserves the right to comment on the Council’s evidence base documents as part of the forthcoming consultations.