Local plan scoping consultation

I would like to make the following general comments in relation to the Cheshire East Local Plan Consultation:

- We have experienced serious flooding issues (again) in Disley in the last few days of August 2026. All new housing/other building MUST include the necessary infrastructure to prevent flooding of new and existing homes. This should be done before any new building commences.
- The road infrastructure in the north of the borough is totally inadequate to support the current population density. There should be no large-scale developments without substantial improvements to the road infrastructure and public transport.
- There needs to be a strategic approach to the development of the Local Plan, considering the impact of development in neighbouring local authorities eg. Stockport and High Peak in the case of Disley.
- Local hospitals (Macclesfield and Stepping Hill) are already under considerable pressure. Additional hospital resource is required to meet the demands from new housing.
- A brown field first approach must be taken. Green belt should only be built on as a last resort.
- The high-quality land used for farming in Cheshire East should continue to be used for farming to protect the nation’s food security in an increasingly unstable world. We need to produce more of our own food, not less. We should not be using prime agricultural land for solar farms. Solar panels should be on the roof of homes, public buildings, in car parks etc.
- Protection of our countryside and the Peak District National Park is vitally important for future generations as well as the current population. Nature is important for our health and wellbeing including mental health, and maintaining biodiversity is essential for all our futures.
- All new housing/other building should require that the necessary power and water infrastructure is put in place prior to building. This means that national grid, reservoir, surface water drainage and waste treatment capacity are put in place prior to building.
- Sufficient developer contributions are needed for local infrastructure eg. schools, GP surgeries. This needs to be in place when required and not after houses are built and occupied, in order to avoid unsustainable pressure on existing services.

I would like to make the following general comments in relation to the Cheshire East Local Plan Consultation:

- We have experienced serious flooding issues (again) in Disley in the last few days of August 2026. All new housing/other building MUST include the necessary infrastructure to prevent flooding of new and existing homes. This should be done before any new building commences.
- The road infrastructure in the north of the borough is totally inadequate to support the current population density. There should be no large-scale developments without substantial improvements to the road infrastructure and public transport.
- There needs to be a strategic approach to the development of the Local Plan, considering the impact of development in neighbouring local authorities eg. Stockport and High Peak in the case of Disley.
- Local hospitals (Macclesfield and Stepping Hill) are already under considerable pressure. Additional hospital resource is required to meet the demands from new housing.
- A brown field first approach must be taken. Green belt should only be built on as a last resort.
- The high-quality land used for farming in Cheshire East should continue to be used for farming to protect the nation’s food security in an increasingly unstable world. We need to produce more of our own food, not less. We should not be using prime agricultural land for solar farms. Solar panels should be on the roof of homes, public buildings, in car parks etc.
- Protection of our countryside and the Peak District National Park is vitally important for future generations as well as the current population. Nature is important for our health and wellbeing including mental health, and maintaining biodiversity is essential for all our futures.
- All new housing/other building should require that the necessary power and water infrastructure is put in place prior to building. This means that national grid, reservoir, surface water drainage and waste treatment capacity are put in place prior to building.
- Sufficient developer contributions are needed for local infrastructure eg. schools, GP surgeries. This needs to be in place when required and not after houses are built and occupied, in order to avoid unsustainable pressure on existing services.

I would like to make the following general comments in relation to the Cheshire East Local Plan Consultation:

- We have experienced serious flooding issues (again) in Disley in the last few days of August 2026. All new housing/other building MUST include the necessary infrastructure to prevent flooding of new and existing homes. This should be done before any new building commences.
- The road infrastructure in the north of the borough is totally inadequate to support the current population density. There should be no large-scale developments without substantial improvements to the road infrastructure and public transport.
- There needs to be a strategic approach to the development of the Local Plan, considering the impact of development in neighbouring local authorities eg. Stockport and High Peak in the case of Disley.
- Local hospitals (Macclesfield and Stepping Hill) are already under considerable pressure. Additional hospital resource is required to meet the demands from new housing.
- A brown field first approach must be taken. Green belt should only be built on as a last resort.
- The high-quality land used for farming in Cheshire East should continue to be used for farming to protect the nation’s food security in an increasingly unstable world. We need to produce more of our own food, not less. We should not be using prime agricultural land for solar farms. Solar panels should be on the roof of homes, public buildings, in car parks etc.
- Protection of our countryside and the Peak District National Park is vitally important for future generations as well as the current population. Nature is important for our health and wellbeing including mental health, and maintaining biodiversity is essential for all our futures.
- All new housing/other building should require that the necessary power and water infrastructure is put in place prior to building. This means that national grid, reservoir, surface water drainage and waste treatment capacity are put in place prior to building.
- Sufficient developer contributions are needed for local infrastructure eg. schools, GP surgeries. This needs to be in place when required and not after houses are built and occupied, in order to avoid unsustainable pressure on existing services.

I would like to make the following general comments in relation to the Cheshire East Local Plan Consultation:

- We have experienced serious flooding issues (again) in Disley in the last few days of August 2026. All new housing/other building MUST include the necessary infrastructure to prevent flooding of new and existing homes. This should be done before any new building commences.
- The road infrastructure in the north of the borough is totally inadequate to support the current population density. There should be no large-scale developments without substantial improvements to the road infrastructure and public transport.
- There needs to be a strategic approach to the development of the Local Plan, considering the impact of development in neighbouring local authorities eg. Stockport and High Peak in the case of Disley.
- Local hospitals (Macclesfield and Stepping Hill) are already under considerable pressure. Additional hospital resource is required to meet the demands from new housing.
- A brown field first approach must be taken. Green belt should only be built on as a last resort.
- The high-quality land used for farming in Cheshire East should continue to be used for farming to protect the nation’s food security in an increasingly unstable world. We need to produce more of our own food, not less. We should not be using prime agricultural land for solar farms. Solar panels should be on the roof of homes, public buildings, in car parks etc.
- Protection of our countryside and the Peak District National Park is vitally important for future generations as well as the current population. Nature is important for our health and wellbeing including mental health, and maintaining biodiversity is essential for all our futures.
- All new housing/other building should require that the necessary power and water infrastructure is put in place prior to building. This means that national grid, reservoir, surface water drainage and waste treatment capacity are put in place prior to building.
- Sufficient developer contributions are needed for local infrastructure eg. schools, GP surgeries. This needs to be in place when required and not after houses are built and occupied, in order to avoid unsustainable pressure on existing services.