The Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan consultation

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Question IN3: Plan Period for the Local Plan?

Cheshire West and Chester Council propose that the new Local Plan, which replaces the old plan covering 2010-2030 (20 years), should be scheduled to last fifteen years; this is the minimum national policy will allow.

Question IN6: Neighbourhood Plans

Many parish councils, including Cuddington and Sandiway, have their own Neighbourhood Plan> which shape the long-term design of their community. Neighbourhood Plans are only enacted after a democratic vote of the parish. Current Neighbourhood Plans are included in the existing Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan 2010-2030, but may not be in agreement with any new strategy designed by the unitary authority.

Question VI1-2: Visions

Cheshire West and Chester Council propose to have a separate vision for six key areas of their borough, including separate policies for Northwich and Winsford. These will consider tackling climate change, promoting wellbeing, providing infrastructure and protecting the countryside.

Question OB4: Objectives

Cheshire West and Chester Council believe that the following objectives need to be amended in new local plan.

SO3: In rural areas, support farming, agriculture and diversification of the rural economy whilst ensuring development is of an appropriate scale and character.

SO9: Support sustainable development and urban regeneration by supporting the use of suitably located previously developed land and buildings and by locating the majority of development within and on the edge of the main urban areas and key service centres.

SO10: Protect the environmental quality and character of Cheshire West and Chester through maintaining the general extent and character of the North Cheshire Green Belt and Cheshire countryside.

Any additional comments on OB4?

Question SS1: Spatial Strategy Housing Needs

Cheshire West and Chester Council are aiming to build 28,710 new homes in the next fifteen years. They are targetting 1,914 new homes per year.

Any additional comments for SS1?

Question SS7: Place-based policies for smaller Settlements Spatial Strategy Housing Needs

Cuddington and Sandiway is listed as a Key Service Centre. Currently, there are no place-based policies specifically for Cuddington and Sandiway, unlike bigger settlements like Northwich, Winsford, Frodsham, etc.

Any additional comments for SS8?

Question SS11: Spatial Strategy

Cheshire West and Chester Council are considering three main options for their long term spatial strategy. These are:

Option A:Retain the Green Belt Boundary. The green belt is in the north of the borough (north of Northwich) and north of Cuddington and Sandiway. This option would focus development in the south of the borough, buit could also include areas in the parish, south of the A556.

Option B: Follow the Cheshire West and Cheshire Local Plan. This will ensure all new housebuilding and employment land allocation is distributed in accordance with the unitary authority's allocation, and may encroach on Green Belt.

Option C: Have Sustainable Transport Corridors. This would put more development around train stations and on bus routes, as well as improving public transport. As Cuddington and Sandiway has a train station, this could see the greatest development in the parish of the three options.

Any additional comments for SS11?

Spatial Strategy in Northwich

The Spatial Strategy for Northwich is shown above, with NOR06 and NOR07 developments planned in Davenham on all three options. The bulk of Northwich expansion will be in and around Davenham in Option A.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are asking:

Spatial Strategy in Cuddington and Sandiway

The Spatial Strategy for Cuddington is shown above, with CUD02 and CUD03 developments planned in Davenham on all three options.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are asking:

Northwich

The new Local Plan for Northwich would consider four main areas of the town - Wincham Urban Village, Northwich Town Centre, Winnington Works and Gadbrook Park and will seek to maximise development on previously developed land. CWaC intend to review the settlement boundaries of the Northwich Urban Area that may impact on areas closer to the town.