Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document Regulation 20 Representations Statement (Consultation Statement Part II) [ED 56a] April 2021 Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of this statement .................................................................................... 6 Background .......................................................................................................... 6 Structure of this statement ................................................................................... 7 2. SADPD preparation timeline ................................................................................ 8 A. Identify issues and collect evidence (2017) ..................................................... 8 B. First Draft SADPD (2018) ................................................................................ 8 C. Initial Publication Draft SADPD (2019) ............................................................ 9 D. Revised Publication Draft SADPD (2020) ....................................................... 9 E. Submission to the Secretary of State (2021) ................................................. 10 F. Examination and adoption ............................................................................. 10 3. Summary of process and main issues ............................................................... 11 Summary of the consultation process for the SADPD........................................ 11 Main issues raised in Regulation 20 representations ......................................... 11 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 16 Appendix .................................................................................................................. 17 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 17 Who was consulted under Regulation 19 and how was that undertaken? ......... 17 Main issues raised in plan order including the council’s response ..................... 22 Schedule 1: Details of the consultation undertaken. ................................................ 24 A: People notified and parties making representations to Regulation 19 consultations ...................................................................................................... 24 B: Consultation materials ................................................................................... 38 Schedule 2: Summary of the main issues and responses ...................................... 109 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 109 Chapter 1: Introduction / general issues .......................................................... 111 Chapter 2: Planning for growth (general issues) .............................................. 116 Policy PG 8 ‘Development at local service centres’ ......................................... 119 Policy PG 9 ‘Settlement boundaries’ ................................................................ 134 Policy PG 10 ‘Infill villages’ .............................................................................. 136 Deleted Policy PG 11 ‘Green Belt boundaries’ ................................................ 141 Policy PG 12 ‘Green Belt and safeguarded land boundaries’ .......................... 146 Policy PG 13 ‘Strategic green gaps boundaries’ .............................................. 161 Policy PG 14 ‘Local green gaps’ ...................................................................... 162 Chapter 3: General requirements (general issues) .......................................... 163 Policy GEN 1 ‘Design principles’ ...................................................................... 164 Policy GEN 2 ‘Security at crowded places’ ...................................................... 165 Policy GEN 3 ‘Advertisements’ ........................................................................ 166 Policy GEN 4 ‘Recovery of forward-funded infrastructure costs’ ...................... 168 Policy GEN 5 ‘Aerodrome safeguarding’ .......................................................... 170 Policy GEN 6 ‘Airport public safety zone’ ......................................................... 170 Policy GEN 7 'Recovery of planning obligations reduced on viability grounds' 170 Chapter 4: Natural environment, climate change and resources (general issues) ......................................................................................................................... 173 Policy ENV 1 ‘Ecological network’.................................................................... 174 Policy ENV 2 ‘Ecological implementation’ ........................................................ 175 Policy ENV 3 ‘Landscape character’ ................................................................ 177 Policy ENV 4 ‘River corridors’ .......................................................................... 179 Policy ENV 5 ‘Landscaping’ ............................................................................. 180 Policy ENV 6 ‘Trees, hedgerows and woodland implementation’ .................... 181 Policy ENV 7 ‘Climate change’......................................................................... 183 Policy ENV 8 ‘District heating network priority areas’ ....................................... 185 Policy ENV 9 ‘Wind energy’ ............................................................................. 186 Policy ENV 10 ‘Solar energy’ ........................................................................... 187 Policy ENV 11 ‘Proposals for battery energy storage systems’ ....................... 188 Policy ENV 12 ‘Air quality’ ................................................................................ 188 Policy ENV 13 ‘Aircraft noise’ .......................................................................... 191 Policy ENV 14 ‘Light pollution’ ......................................................................... 195 Policy ENV 15 ‘New development and existing uses’ ...................................... 196 Policy ENV 16 ‘Surface water management and flood risk’ ............................. 197 Policy ENV 17 ‘Protecting water resources’ ..................................................... 199 Chapter 5: The historic environment (general issues)...................................... 199 Policy HER 1 ‘Heritage assets’ ........................................................................ 200 Policy HER 2 ‘Heritage at risk’ ......................................................................... 200 Policy HER 3 ‘Conservation areas’ .................................................................. 201 Policy HER 4 ‘Listed buildings’......................................................................... 202 Policy HER 5 ‘Registered parks and gardens’ ................................................. 203 Policy HER 6 ‘Historic battlefields’ ................................................................... 204 Policy HER 7 ‘Non-designated heritage assets’ ............................................... 204 Policy HER 8 ‘Archaeology’ ............................................................................. 205 Policy HER 9 ‘World heritage site’ ................................................................... 205 Chapter 6: Rural issues (general issues) ......................................................... 207 Policy RUR 1 ‘New buildings for agriculture and forestry’ ................................ 207 Policy RUR 2 ‘Farm diversification’ .................................................................. 208 Policy RUR 3 ‘Agricultural and forestry workers dwellings’ .............................. 209 Policy RUR 4 ‘Essential rural worker occupancy conditions’ ........................... 211 Policy RUR 5 ‘Best and most versatile agricultural land’ .................................. 212 Policy RUR 6 ‘Outdoor sport, leisure and recreation outside of settlement boundaries’ ...................................................................................................... 212 Policy RUR 7 ‘Equestrian development outside of settlement boundaries’ ...... 213 Policy RUR 8 ‘Visitor accommodation outside of settlement boundaries’ ........ 214 Policy RUR 9 ‘Caravan and camping sites’ ...................................................... 216 Policy RUR 10 ‘Employment development in the open countryside’ ................ 218 Policy RUR 11 ‘Extensions and alterations to buildings outside of settlement boundaries’ ...................................................................................................... 220 Policy RUR 12 ‘Residential curtilages outside of settlement boundaries’ ........ 221 Policy RUR 13 ‘Replacement buildings outside of settlement boundaries’ ...... 222 Policy RUR 14 ‘Re-use of rural buildings for residential use’ ........................... 225 Chapter 7: Employment and economy (general issues) .................................. 226 Policy EMP 1 ‘Strategic employment areas’ .................................................... 227 Policy EMP 2 ‘Employment allocations’ ........................................................... 227 Chapter 8: Housing (general issues) ................................................................ 230 Policy HOU 1 ‘Housing mix’ ............................................................................