Homes plan for land close to Cheshire country pub
Plans for up to eight homes on land near The Rising Sun at Scholar Green are due to be considered by Cheshire East’s southern planning committee. Plans for up to eight homes on lan
By Cheshire Live
Plans for up to eight homes on land near The Rising Sun at Scholar Green are due to be considered by Cheshire East’s southern planning committee.
Plans for up to eight homes on land close to a Cheshire country pub have been recommended for approval.
The outline application relates to a parcel of land near The Rising Sun at Scholar Green, off Station Road.
The proposal has been submitted by Wesley and Maxine Condliffe and is due to be considered by Cheshire East Council’s southern planning committee.
The application has been referred to committee because officers say the recommendation is a departure from the development plan.
According to the planning officer’s report, the site is within open countryside and also lies within the Potteries Green Belt.
However, the report says Cheshire East does not currently have a five-year supply of housing land.
Officers say the site can be considered grey belt land, that there is a demonstrable unmet need for housing, and that the location is sustainable.
The report states that the proposal would therefore be acceptable in principle.
Planning officers also concluded that the development would not negatively affect the setting of nearby heritage assets, including the Macclesfield Canal Conservation Area and a listed bridge.
The report says the scheme is acceptable in terms of noise, including the nearby railway and public house, as well as residential amenity, drainage and ecology.
Access has been identified as the main remaining planning issue.
The council’s highways officer reviewed the plans and requested further visibility splays and a swept path analysis.
Officers say those details are now considered acceptable.
Odd Rode Parish Council has objected to the density of the scheme and raised concerns about road safety.
The parish council said the site is at the entrance to the village and argued that a less dense development would be more appropriate in this location.
It also said the land is close to a narrow humped-back canal bridge, where visibility can be poor, particularly when vehicles are parked along Station Road.
In its comments, the parish council said there had been “numerous near misses” on the road.
It warned that eight homes would generate more traffic and add to the problem.
The parish council said a lower-density development would reduce the likelihood of accidents.
One public objection has also been received, again focusing on highway safety concerns.
The application has been recommended for approval, subject to the submission and consideration of a hedgerow regulations assessment and planning conditions.
The southern planning committee is due to meet at Delamere House in Crewe on Wednesday, June 3, at 10am.
If approved, the application would establish the principle of residential development on the site, with further details likely to be considered through later planning stages.