8pm: An update on the Crewe – Manchester Bill and proposed changes.
More details can be found on the HS2 Facebook page link
Following the resignation of Cllr Peter Hirst for personal reasons please see below the Notice of Vacancy for the Cledford Ward. Electors of this ward have 14 days to contact Cheshire East Council Electoral Services as detailed in the notice to request an election be held.
If an election is not requested by 10 or more electors of Cledford Ward then the Council will be entitled to fill the vacancy by Co-option.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND VACANCY IN ADDITION TO THAT POSTED ON 2ND FEBRUARY 2022.
Following the resignation of Cllr Pauline Hickey for personal reasons please see below the Notice of Vacancy for the Cledford Ward. Electors of this ward have 14 days to contact Cheshire East Council Electoral Services as detailed in the notice to request an election be held.
If an election is not requested by 10 or more electors of Cledford Ward then the Council will be entitled to fill the vacancy by Co-option.
The below closure is due to be sealed by CEC legal team on 03rd March 2022
St Michaels Way, Middlewich Ward, Middlewich, CW10 9
Location Map – https://one.network/?tm=127054955
The closure is necessary to enable Cheshire East Highways to carry out resurfacing works
The alternative route will be via the following streets: – Chester Road, Northwich Road, Bostock Road, Bostock Road Roundabout, Davenham Bypass, Peckmill Roundabout, St Wilfrids Roundabout, London Road, Shurlach Road, Rudheath Roundabout, King Street Southbound, Morrisons Roundabout, King Street Dual Southbound, King Street, Centurion Way, Centurion Way Roundabout, Holmes Chapel Road Roundabout, Holmes Chapel Road and vice versa which is considered the most suitable route.
It is anticipated that the works will be carried out between Monday 21st March 2022 and Thursday 31st March 2022
If you have any enquiries relating to the works please contact temporaryroadclosures@cheshireeasthighways.org
They give residents and developers the chance to voice their views on how best to protect the environment and explain how the council secures funding for infrastructure projects.
From new schools to green spaces, delivering key infrastructure is an essential part of the council’s responsibilities to residents and underpins the authority’s core objective to create an ‘open, green and fair’ borough.
To ensure schemes do not have a harmful impact on communities, planning permission for major developments often requires a developer to make payments towards a range of additional services. These can include a new school, highways infrastructure or health centre, depending on the scale of the development.
The council’s Local Plan sets out how developers should do this and how the borough’s infrastructure should be paid for. Occasionally, the council will fund and build infrastructure first, for example a road scheme, to open up employment or housing sites, with the intention of recovering its investment from the developers who then build on these sites.
‘Recovery of Forward Funded Infrastructure Costs’ is a new supplementary planning document (SPD) explaining how the council seeks to recover its investment in new infrastructure projects. The guide sets out those schemes the council expects to recover costs from, the overall amount and how the developer’s contribution is calculated.
The council has also prepared an environmental protection SPD. This will assist council decision making, while providing guidance to developers. It sets out the type of information the council will require in a planning application, how it applies existing policies and the measures it expects to see to minimise any environmental impact, such as air quality, noise pollution, dust, smells and other pollution.
The council seeks to minimise the potential impact of development on local communities and the environment, while recognising that the right infrastructure supports all our communities to thrive.
Councillor Mick Warren, Cheshire East Council chair of environment and communities, said: “While an SPD is not part of a statutory development plan, it is an important tool and these two documents set out how developers should expect to contribute to infrastructure that they rely on, and how they should manage and mitigate environmental issues related to their sites.
“This should help developers come up with better designs, make sure their costing is accurate and ensure the council receives the contributions it needs to make growth work for the borough.”
The Environmental Protection SPD and Recovery of Forward Funded Infrastructure Costs SPD have both been published for consultation between the 18 October 2021 and 29 November 2021. To find out more, make or view representations, please visit the Strategic Planning consultation portal link below.
Please submit your representations by midnight on the 29 November 2021
Comments can also be posted to:
Strategic Planning (Westfields), c/o Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe CW1 2BJ.