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Cheshire East Council Votes Unanimously to Oppose Adlington New Town
We're delighted to share genuinely positive news with you all.
Today, Cheshire East Council voted unanimously to oppose Adlington New Town. Every single councillor, across all parties, stood together and said no to this proposal.
Several members of our team were at the full council meeting at Tatton Park this morning, speaking on your behalf and hearing the discussions first-hand. Public speakers, parish councillors and councillors all presented well-researched, compelling arguments against the proposal.
Thank you
This result didn't happen by accident. It happened because of you, because our community came together and made their voices heard. Thank you to everyone who wrote letters, attended meetings, shared information with neighbours, and supported the campaign in countless ways. Your efforts truly made a difference, and today the councillors had everything they needed to represent your views with confidence and conviction.
Thank you also to our councillors for listening, for acting on behalf of the local population, and for their unanimous support. The Notice of Motion to oppose the Belport proposal to build up to 20,000 houses on Adlington green belt was proposed by Councillor Fiona Wilson (Labour, Macclesfield South) and seconded by Councillor Mike Sewart (Poynton West and Adlington). This cross-party unanimous decision shows unity across the entire council.
At the meeting, Council Leader Nick Mannion and Deputy Leader Michael Gorman acknowledged their earlier letter of support sent to the New Towns Taskforce in June and have committed to urgently writing to Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, making the council's opposition to the proposal unequivocal and setting out their reasons. We will share this letter once it is released in the next ten days.
We now have overwhelming opposition to this proposal from every level:
• Tim Roca, our MP – opposed
• Neighbouring constituency MPs – opposed
• Cheshire East Council – unanimously opposed
• Adlington Parish Council – unanimously opposed
• All neighbouring parish and town councils – unanimously opposed
• Campaign to Protect Rural England – opposed
• Cheshire Wildlife Trust – opposed
• National Wildlife Trusts – opposed
• Local medical partnerships and NHS staff – opposed
• Farm businesses and local businesses – opposed
• Our community – opposed
The Fight Continues.
We know this is just one stage in the wider process, and the final decision rests with the government. Whilst today was a significant victory, there's still a long way to go. There's still the nonsense Belport presented to the Parliamentary Built Environment Committee to counter, and much work ahead to ensure Adlington doesn't make it onto the final list.
But today, let's pause, breathe, and be thankful. A unanimous council decision is more than we dared hope for, and it reflects the extraordinary strength of community engagement and your willingness to stand up for what matters.
One more push – support Tim Roca's petition.
Our MP, Tim Roca, is presenting a petition to Parliament before the winter recess. This is our opportunity to show the government the scale of opposition from local residents. If you haven't already signed his petition, please do so now and share it widely.
Every signature matters. Every voice counts.
Together, we've achieved something remarkable. Together, we'll keep fighting to protect our community, our environment, and our future.
Thank you for standing with us.
We were delighted to welcome Ben Fletcher, Conservative candidate for Cheshire and Warrington mayoral election, to Adlington yesterday.
Ben met with Adlington Parish Council and Stop Adlington New Town representatives and saw first-hand the size of green belt and farming land that is up for destruction.
Ben is an advocate for old town regeneration and does not believe we need a new town in Cheshire. Instead he argues that we should build around current infrastructure, close to established train stations, and use beautiful design to make towns places for all and importantly where the young are able to buy and want to build their lives.
This sounds like a compelling argument to us and is what we hear from our close neighbours in Macclesfield who are crying out for development and spend on infrastructure, they fear they will continue to be forgotten. We hope the mayoral campaign will put a spotlight on this issue.
Shockingly there are 178 Brownfield sites in Cheshire East covering 155 hectares - why are they not being used? We plan to find out!
Stop Adlington New Town wholeheartedly supports the regeneration message - it would be a tragedy of so many proportions if our greenbelt, rich habitat and farming communities were destroyed when they were better, more environmentally sound alternatives.
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