Local plan scoping consultation

I am responding to your proposal as a resident of Cheshire East who has lived in Poynton for thirty years. I believe the approach taken by the Council to new housing is driven by political pressure from central government centred around housing targets rather than sustainable urban planning.

I support a brownfield-first approach and ask the council to demonstrate that suitable
brownfield and previously developed land has been properly considered before Greenbelt or
productive farmland is released. Is food production even considered when farming land is decimated?

Before any land is allocated for housing, the council should show that the necessary roads, public transport, schools, healthcare, water, sewerage and drainage can be provided to an enlarged population and what impact it will have on existing services ie. what effect will the new housing have on the existing residents.

The cumulative impact of development around Poynton must be assessed, not just
individual sites in isolation.