Local Plan - Join the conversation (draft hub)

Should we update the Local Plan?

The Local Plan is one of the Council’s most important documents as it sets out how the area should be developed in the future.

The current Local Plan runs to 2030 and sets out, amongst other things, how many new homes are needed and where they should be built but also what new buildings should look like and where land and trees should be protected from development.

Our Local Plan is kept under regular review to determine whether a new Plan is needed or if some policies need to change to reflect changing circumstances and new priorities such as the climate emergency, poverty and health.

This consultation is seeking your views to help us decide whether we need to the change the plan.

To help you, we have come up with six themes that may be important in considering how to plan Cheshire West in the future: Climate; Jobs; Homes; Health; Travel; and Environment.

To find out more and how to join the conversation please watch our information video below.

To see the main issues raised by Councillors through the Local Plan Scrutiny process, please click here

To see a summary map showing the Green Belt, countryside, flood risk zones, wildlife and other currently protected sites, and conservation areas, please click here

Join the conversation

This consultation will be open until XX September 2021.

You can tell us what you think about all parts of the consultation or just those that cover the area that interests you.

You can read about and comment on the current Local Plan policies

We would also like you to tells us what land in our borough it is important to protect from new development but also locations or sites in the borough where new development could take place.

Or is there anything else you would like to tell us about the Local Plan that has not been covered?