Plans have been submitted to create a new access road off the A34 Wilmslow Bypass at Pendleton Way.
The access, for vehicles only, is being proposed in connection with development of a new business park on land west of the bypass between the Wilmslow High School roundabout and Harden Park roundabout.
The parcel of land, bound by Holly Road North to the north, the A34 to the east / south and a railway line to the west has been identified in the Cheshire East Local Plan for the development of Wilmslow Business Park.
The Local Plan promotes the site for delivering "up to 6.3 ha of employment land for an exemplar B1 Business use development in line with the principles of sustainable development, providing around 25,000 square metres of employment space".
Mr & Mrs Sims are seeking planning permission for the junction and the first section of the road serving the site, and not any development.
The proposed access is described as "a left in / left out access with diverge and merge arrangements".
The plans can be viewed on the Cheshire East Council website by searching for planning reference 17/2008M. The last date for submitting comments is May 17th and a decision is expected by 13th June.
Comments
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No access road until the whole site is granted planning permission.
This access will be to the business park, the land trapped between the road and the railway line. There will need to be another access/egress arrangement off the A34 between the Alderley Road roundabout and the railway bridge to serve offices, houses and an hotel on the Royal London site. Interesting is that this road can be used as a one way system to help sort out the traffic problems associated with the High School. RoW is looking closely at this in the light of the current parking problems for residents of Holly Road North and Leaside Way, and in the likelihood the school will be further expanded.
Outline planning approval was given for the development of the Royal London in July 2016. There was no provision for a new spur / access road off the A34 as part of this application. The site will only be accessible from the existing traffic light controlled junction on Alderley Road. See
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You can be cynical if you want but.......
The following is extracted from the latest version of the CEC Local Plan Strategy document
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Wilmslow Business Park
The development of the Wilmslow Business Park site over the Local Plan Strategy period will be achieved through:
1. The delivery of up to 6.3 ha of employment land for an exemplar B1 Business use development in line with the principles of sustainable development, providing around 25,000 square metres of employment space.
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Definition of B1 Business use = Offices (other than those that fall within A2), research and development of products and processes, light industry appropriate in a residential area.
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A Local Plan Strategy document is a legally enforceable document . So CEC cannot legally allow the land to be used for residential purposes (i.e. houses) without breaking the law. And I for one would challenge this in a court of law if they tried too. And I suspect there would be many more who would support me (i.e. hopefully every person that belongs to the "RESIDENTS OF WILMSLOW" group (hopefully!)
I asked the question when the outline approved offices were displayed and was told a new access road will serve the houses etc. I am particularly interested in this as an expanded High School will need improved access and parking. The original line of the A34 bypass took the road on the RL side of the railway line. This could in part be restored. We at RoW do not want new access to the school being via Broadway Meadow. With WNP we want a reduction of traffic moving in the town.
Exit from the site could be a simple third lane added to the north bound carriageway. The same lane would feed into the left turn at the roundabout for arriving traffic.
I am interested in your thinking and happy to be in touch on net. I have a feeling CEC is already advanced in its thinking on the school without wider consultation. What I do know is that everyone regards the access from the island at the school is not being adequate enough to take more traffic. Also, we have a public declaration that any expansion of the school will be on land allocated within the Local Plan. Thus, we must insist it is on either the land trapped by the road and the railway line and/or land at Royal London.
At RoW we are keen to have personal contacts so as to keep people informed.