David Wilson Homes has submitted a planning application for a new residential development on land north of Stanneylands Road and behind Wilmslow Garden Centre.
The 14.62 hectare site, which is currently used for grazing/paddocks, has been included in the Cheshire East Local Plan as a site suitable for building up to 200 homes and removed from the Green Belt.
The proposed scheme is for 174 houses with 486 parking spaces with a new three-armed roundabout providing access to the site from Stanneylands Road and public open space with a trim-trail and fitness or play equipment. Additionally there will be a new foot and cycle path connecting Linneys Bridge and the River Dean.
David Wilson Homes is proposing a range of homes, including detached houses, some townhouses and a small number of apartments. 30% of the 174 dwellings will be provided as affordable housing, with 34 being made available as affordable rent and 18 as intermediate housing (shared equity or shared ownership dwellings).
A spokesperson for DWH said "The new development would look and feel similar to that delivered by DWH at Bollin Park on Adlington Road. It will include open market aspirational homes, as well as 30% affordable homes as required by Council policy, which may be particularly suitable for first time buyers or those looking to rent."
Of the 34 social rented properties 8 will be one-bedroom, 19 will be two-bedroom and 7 will be three-bedroom. Whilst for intermediate housing the scheme includes: 3 one-bedroom, 3 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom.
The other 122 housing will be consist of 7 three bedroom and 115 with four bedroom homes.
It is proposed that the on-site affordable housing will be completed and transferred prior to 90% of the market dwellings being occupied.
Land to the north of the site across the River Dean will remain in the Green Belt and is not proposed for development.
The plans can be viewed on the Cheshire East Council website by searching for planning reference 17/4521M. The last date for submitting comments is 5th October and a decision is expected by 7th December.
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Hardly a help to society is it?
Oh and the developers can just pay Cheshire East to totally avoid this great inconvenience anyway.
Still, ALL of Wilmslow's Conservative Cheshire East councillors voted for this, so you must be okay with it.
Anne, in case you didn't realise or have not followed the tortuous adventure of the Local Plan over the past 5 years, the majority of Conservative councillors have, almost to a man & woman, voted for, without question & like compliant lap-dogs waiting to be thrown a bone for being "good boys & girls" from the leadership's table, Wilmslow's four (4) Conservative CEC councillors voted For the Local Plan, they voted for "the loss of our beautiful countryside" i.e. concreting over our Green Belt sites. These include Heathfield Farm, Royal London & Stanneylands Rd, thanks here to Francis Lee for his Green Belt sale, following on to loss of Adlington Rd, now euphemistically renamed Bollin Park!
Lacey Green's Conservative CE Councillor. Don Stockton, voted For the LP, as did Wlm East's Conservative Councillor Menlove, as did Wilmslow West's two Conservatives, Barton and Brooks. Their historic records of deliberately misleading local voters is plain for all to see - the maxim is "Tell them (voters) what they wish to hear and later vote as the party dictates"
ONLY ONE CHESHIRE EAST COUNCILLOR VOTED AGAINST THE LOCAL PLAN, THAT IS TO SAVE THE GREEN BELT SITES, AND THAT WAS CLLR TONI FOX, THE RESIDENTS OF WILMSLOW COUNCILLOR FOR DEAN ROW.
This is why Residents of Wilmslow (RoW) is gaining voter support across the town, RoW listens to voters concerns and is committed to act upon those concerns. Cllr Toni Fox shows the proof. RoW firmly believe in "People before party", whereas we clearly see the town's CE councillors voting "Party BEFORE people". Ass this to the fact we are considered to be "irrelevant" by CEC.
At the same time, may I suggest too many residents thought the reality of the loss of Stanneylands' Green Belt would never happen, it was for other areas of the town to suffer a Green Belt grab without concerning us. Too late!!
At the next elections we trust Wilmslow's voters will remember this painful & salutary lesson.
I don't support this development for one moment, but objections like this are easy to swat away and detract from those based on actual evidence.
Your premise is very logical, but unfortunately wrong. To be classed as "Affordable" some of the properties the developers sell on the site just have to be -20% of the price vs the others ON THE SITE. They don't have to compare with prices elsewhere at all.
http://bit.ly/2x1QRwX
When the David Wilson Homes at Bollin Park were launched, prices started at £524,500. http://bit.ly/2x5dQJj
And this was in Nov 2015. Currently prices in Bollin Park range from £549,500 to £1.3m. So, there is every chance average prices in a similar development at Stanylands will be £800k. So to qualify as "Affordable" homes, they just need to sell some of them at £540k instead of £800k. The could even sell a £1.3m house at £1m and still get it classed as "Affordable".
However, your logic highlights the weasel words of the house building community that are used to overcome local objections. But anyone who thinks this development will help young people struggling to get on the housing ladder will be very disappointed.
The meeting will be held at Wilmslow Parish Hall on Cliff Road, members of the public are welcome to attend.
Agenda is here - http://bit.ly/2xTOEXA
http://bit.ly/2aCyMeg
Sacrosanct!