Plans submitted for new residential development off Cumber Lane

These 133 Bellway homes comprising 17 two-bed homes, 56 three-bed, 29 four-bed, 22 five-bed and 9 six-bedroom houses are to be built on land which was formerly Green Belt (remember when that designation actually meant something?) but which was redesignated as "Safeguarded Land", ie. can be built upon.
However, this only constitutes the initial phase of planned housing in that particular area of south Wilmslow, there's plenty more on the way.
People have already remarked on this forum about the inevitable chaos this will create in the area both during construction as well as afterwards with increased traffic down the already extremely busy Cumber Lane, and they're right.

Pete Wright is correct. Thus, it is important to examine this application carefully. Whilst this is for 133 houses, it has to be remembered that this site is safeguarded to accommodate 500 plus units. Maybe 600 plus in the end. This reality poses numerous questions, particularly around infrastructure: Do Moor Lane, Cumber Lane, Gravel Lane and Chapel Lane, the routes to and from Wilmslow Town Centre, have the capacity to take perhaps 2000 extra vehicle movements per day? There is only one High School in town. People living locally in Lindow Fold Drive seriously question whether the existing sewage system has the capacity to cope with such a large development. At RoW, we will be opposed to adding to the main drain running under Cumber Lane, demanding a whole new system running south from the site be installed. Running south too for surface water.

We need to question the ecology reports for this site. It is peatland. There are local water courses that could well sustain newts etc. There are badgers. The presence of these seems to be being played down.

There are so many documents to read. At RoW we urge residents to take time out to read these and to let us have your thoughts. 5 and 6 bedroom houses are not features of the Cumber Lane/Upcast Lane communities. The need for Wilmslow is for more smaller and more affordable housing. Large properties do not make the most efficient use of land.

It is not just a case of objecting to these houses but of the impact the addition of 500 plus units will have on the local community, both during and after construction, that matters. We need to demand an EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment.

A lot to do before the planning portal closing date, 3rd July 2025.

Here we go again. Will they not be satisfied until to whole of this green and pleasant is completely obliterated by their land grab? They seem offended by the sight of flower filled meadows (remember them?), wooded glades or the least little pocket of open countryside. Once they have covered Cheshire in concrete, they will be off to the Maldives no doubt with their filthy lucre. Greedy cut corners builders, associated parasitic trades along with complicit gold digging council will stop at nothing to trouser their ill gotten gains whilst the rest of us plebs live cheek by jowl with rowdy neighbours, no room in 'parking bays' to open car doors and the myriad awful consequences (some poor souls are still living with RAAD) of UK 'chuck us a bung' building regs (now there's a contradiction in terms).
Once it's gone, folks who voted for this, it's gone.

This "development" is contrary to the local neighbourhood;s needs.Residents of Wilmslow (RoW) came about to protect Wilmslow's Green Belt from a various developers and to maintain the Green Belt. But sheer, unadulterated, developers' greed has been encouraged by various Governments under the false guise of requiring more homes but this sight most certainly does not address that,If it did 5 bedroom houses will not meet the so called need for more houses- these just make the greedy developers greed profitable not meeting the need. Of course local councils have been and currently are bullied by Government to meet it's imaginary targets.If councils refuse developers resort to appeal after appeal till councils are forced,by developers appeal costs to surrender. What about the increase on local infrastructure- traffic, roads, schools, medical services,sewage etc? No mention here by Bellway as to its solution or concern? Hopefully RoW councillors on the relevant planning committee will vote this application down.