Neighbourhood Planning gives the local community as loud a voice as the Council and developers.
• It is all about improving the town we live and work in, by producing a vision for its future.
• It gives us a chance to think about what we care about in our local area and what kind of place we all want to create.
• We know what is best for the town as we live here.
Map shows the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan Area. This was re-designated to align with the changes made to the Congleton Parish Boundary.
A Neighbourhood Plan is drawn up by the community. It sets out a shared vision and policies to shape the future growth and development of the town.
It will be used by Cheshire East Council in deciding planning applications alongside their planning strategy documents, known as the Local Plan. It also helps to identify projects that are most important to the community.
The Congleton Neighbourhood Plan has been produced by the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan Working Group on behalf of the Town Council following study, research and consultation with the local community. We have also worked closely with Cheshire East Council.
We have consulted with the community through open days, interest group meetings and surveys and we believe that the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan reflects the views of our community.
A strong message emerging from the consultation process was that local people are proud of their town and have a very strong desire to build upon this for the future. This was key in developing the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan Vision.
The Congleton Neighbourhood Plan sets out a series of policies which, once made, will be used to guide development and the preparation of planning applications.
The policies will be used by Cheshire East Council in determining planning applications for all development proposals in Congleton Neighbourhood Plan Area.