Local plan scoping consultation

This is my response to the consultation.

Peatland should be preserved as a carbon sink, wildlife reserve and flooding mitigation. It also has cooling effect for the local environment, mitigating against urban heat-sinks. There should be large areas without fast roads running through, minimising risks of roadkill.

Green wildlife sites should not be sacrificed for the sake of building luxury houses - we need genuinely affordable housing, in existing urban areas, prioritising refurbishing abandoned houses and other disused properties.

All farmland is precious - there is a worldwide shortage, which will only get worse, as climate change and unsustainable agricultural practises (e.g. widespread aquifer irrigation) lead to further environmental degradation. Cheshire is a traditional farming area, that should still maintain a food-producing economy.

Putting small recreational parks in among dense housing does little to mitigate for loss of wildlife habitat and dark skies, heat production and in no way compensates for the loss of semi-wild biologically diverse open spaces.

Housebuilding in Cheshire East should take into account local need, not central government targets and developers' pursuit of profits. One developer has even proposed that my son's cricket club's ground should be designated as a site for housing development.

This is my response to the consultation.

Peatland should be preserved as a carbon sink, wildlife reserve and flooding mitigation. It also has cooling effect for the local environment, mitigating against urban heat-sinks. There should be large areas without fast roads running through, minimising risks of roadkill.

Green wildlife sites should not be sacrificed for the sake of building luxury houses - we need genuinely affordable housing, in existing urban areas, prioritising refurbishing abandoned houses and other disused properties.

All farmland is precious - there is a worldwide shortage, which will only get worse, as climate change and unsustainable agricultural practises (e.g. widespread aquifer irrigation) lead to further environmental degradation. Cheshire is a traditional farming area, that should still maintain a food-producing economy.

Putting small recreational parks in among dense housing does little to mitigate for loss of wildlife habitat and dark skies, heat production and in no way compensates for the loss of semi-wild biologically diverse open spaces.

Housebuilding in Cheshire East should take into account local need, not central government targets and developers' pursuit of profits. One developer has even proposed that my son's cricket club's ground should be designated as a site for housing development.