Dear Editor,
Cheshire East Council has issued a stinging open letter to the Secretary of State for housing strongly criticising his decision to grant a planning appeal in the borough.
The council has formally written to Robert Jenrick expressing “dismay” at his ruling to permit the development of up to 189 homes at Stapeley, near Nantwich.
The letter says the decision is a “significant blow” to public confidence in the planning system, “undermines the principles of effective plan making” and will “likely lead to a further scramble for developers to seek permission for other unplanned sites”.
In defence of the Minister, I would say that this is partly the fault of CEC.
They have been very boastful about the number of homes that will be delivered as a result of HS2.
With powerful Government backing, the Constellation Partnership’s ambition is to deliver 100,000 new homes and 120,000 new jobs by 2040.
Regards,
Andrew Needham
CPRE Cheshire
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