Plans have been submitted to redevelop Brybour Lodge Kennels to provide office accommodation.
The site off Altrincham Road is a made up of a house and a large number of outbuildings and barns. The site is currently utilised as a kennels with the house retained as a dwelling for the current owners.
The site extends to approximately 6595 sqm, abutting Wilmslow Road to the East and access is via an entrance on Altrincham Road.
The proposal is to retain the existing house, which is to renovated and extended, demolish the existing kennels and replace them with office buildings.
Access is to be retained from Altrincham Road and the plan is to increase the number of car parking spaces from 24 to 59 and provide storage for approximately 20 bicycles.
The planning application can be viewed on Cheshire East Council's website by searching for planning reference 13/2906M. The last date for submitting comments is 4th September and the Northern Planning Committee is expected to consider this application on Wednesday 23rd October.
Comments
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If Wilmslow is to have more dwellings, why not here?
Why is CE not taking steps to ensure the Brybour Lodge area is designated for housing not for further empty offices to add to the glut of vacant commercial properties in the town?
Of course, CE could be taking its cue from fellow Conservatives on Wilmslow Town Council, whose members seem incapable of understanding that advocating commercial development on Green Belt is a green light to other building on such precious areas of protective land.
Wake up Cheshire East, do the right thing for Wilmslow, before all your remaining credibility is erroded!
Or the Brybour owners may be hoping that ancillary companies will want offices close to Waters.
Equally, some housing for Waters employees may be beneficial for everyone.
This smells. Another good reason for an independent Councillor on WTC.
Mr Enstone will be there, IMHO.
So - to add insult to injury - are we now to be subjected to more commercial properties which no-one can afford? Surely common sense must prevail and have this site used for what we really, really want - which has to be housing, hasn't it? Time for the people of Wilmslow to grow the proverbials and take on this ridiculous council of ours??
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Wilmslow needs some businesses & local jobs. to survive, but it is basically a semi-rural dormitory town for Alderley Park, Manchester and beyond.
Gtr Manchester is encroaching from the West with development of the airport cargo hub, 2nd runway and the Waters Spectrometry Industrial development, to the North the out of town shopping areas, inc the recently approved Next development and to the East development of ex BAE Woodford site.
What businesses does Wilmslow need to attract to remain viable? Answers on a postcard or submit comment.
In fact, there is only 9.4% vacancy in the town, compared with a general office vacancy level approaching 20% across south Manchester.
We should not overlook the opportunity to attract new business to the area, nor to stifle the growth of existing employers.
That would imply the gross fs is approx 1,100,000 which seems very high.
That 11 blocks all of 100,000fs.
Expand the area to include Handforth and there is 400,000fs empty.
These numbers have been sent to Cheshire East for consideration. Some premises may be suitable for apartments to reduce or eliminate entirely building on our green fields.
Recycling and reuse of assets is very much part of all our lives. Our rubbish tips display with pride the % of waste being recycled. CEC can do this too by including office blocks in their Wilmslow Vision document along with brown fields, to use for the 400 homes over the next 20 years.
Finally, having worked in Silicon Valley, I love the Waters building!
I believe that it is going to be discussed and decided at the Northern Planning Committee
Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013 2.00 pm, The Capesthorne Room - Town Hall, Macclesfield SK10 1EA.