• Building for Life 12
• BREEAM UK New Construction 2018
• Building Regulations M4
• Biodiversity 2020 ‘A Strategy for England’s Wildlife and Ecosystem Services – Defra 2011
• Canal and River Trust ‘Planning for Waterways in Neighbourhood Plans’
• Cheshire Archives and Local Studies website
• Cheshire East Cycling Strategy 2017
• Cheshire East Design Guide 2016
• Cheshire East Housing Supply and Delivery Topic Paper August 2017
• Cheshire East Housing Land Assessment (SHLAA) Congleton
• Cheshire East Landscape Character Assessment (2018)
• Cheshire East Link Road Options Assessment Study January 2016
• Cheshire East Local Landscape Designation Review – LUC May 2018
• Cheshire East Local List of Historic Buildings SPD (October 2010)
• Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy (CELPS) July 2017
• Cheshire East Local List SPD (2011)
• Cheshire East Local Transport Plan 2011-2026
• Cheshire East Private Rented Sector Housing Condition Survey 2010
• Cheshire East Residential Design Guide – Cheshire East Council 2017
• Cheshire East Retail Study Partial Update – WYG (2020)
• Cheshire East Settlement Boundary Review (2020)
• Cheshire East Strategic Site Selection Report (Congleton)
• Cheshire East Town Wood Congleton – Ancient and Semi-Natural Woodland
• Cheshire East Vulnerable and Elderly Persons Housing Strategy Report 2020
• Cheshire Historic Towns Survey 2003
• Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation 2013Cheshire Open Space Report 2012
• Cheshire Wildlife Trust – Protecting and Enhancing Congleton’s Natural Environment – March 2017
• Coin Hoards from Priesty Fields – Survey and Documentary Research CSMR 2327 – Robert Philpott November 1992 – National Museum and Galleries Merseyside
• Congleton Estate Agents Survey Report – Congleton Town Council (2016)
• Congleton Cycling Masterplan – Congleton Town Council (2019)
• Congleton Design Guide prepared by Locality / AECOM – March 2023
• Congleton Green Spaces: Site-Specific
• Biodiversity Plans, April 2022
• Congleton Habitat Distinctiveness Map – Cheshire Wildlife Trust (2018)
• Congleton Public Realm Strategy –Escape Urbanists – 2011
• Congleton Local Transport Development Plan (2022)
• Congleton Landscape Character Assessment (Part 1) – Ruth Benson Landscape Planning (March 2020)
• Congleton Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 – Ruth Benson Landscape Planning & Design (March 2020)
• Congleton Landscape Character Assessment Part 3 – Ruth Benson Landscape Planning & Design (March 2020)
• Congleton Town Council Planning Committee Trees and Shrubs Guidance
• Congleton Town Centre Masterplan and Implementation Plan (2008)
• Congleton Town Centre Strategy – Cheshire East Council Local Plan – 2012
• Congleton Town Centre Vitality Plan 2023
• Congleton Town Council Business Plan 2020-23
• Congleton Traffic Model January 2016
• Congleton Planning Committee Trees and Shrub Guidance (Appendix 4)
• Cultural, arts and community engagement can benefit our wellbeing, but how do our neighbourhoods influence our participation? What works wellbeing foundation (2022)
• Cycling Masterplan for Congleton 2018
• Green Space Strategy Update (2020, Cheshire East Council)
• Historic England – Heritage at Risk Register
• Is Uncontrolled Growth Causing Economic Decline? – Town Council (2016)
• Lawton Street and Moody Street Conservation Area Appraisal (2010)
• Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Congleton, Macclesfield and Wilmslow – Cheshire East Council (2021)
• Local Plan Strategy Library – Reference RE-FO14
• National Planning Policy Framework
• Neighbourhood Plan Housing Completions Schedule 2017
• Neighbourhood Plan Older Persons Accommodation Needs from SHOP data for Congleton 2015-2030
• North Congleton Master Plan Barton Willmore 2015
• Peatlands of Cheshire East: An Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Biodiversity, June 2021
• Planning Practice Guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain
• RoSPA Study on Road Safety March 2014
• The Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation 2007 (Moss Rooms)
• Town and Country Planning Advice Note – ‘Inland Waterways 2009”
• Transport in Congleton – Stephen Joseph Associates (2024)
• Trees in the Townscape: A Guide for Decision Makers 2022, Trees and Design Action Group)
• Trees for Congleton Review of Planting Season 2021/22 (summary)
• Trees for Congleton – Main Planting Sites up to April 2023
• West Street Conservation Area Appraisal (2010)
• White Young Green Cheshire Retail Study Update (2011 updated 2016)
• Wood v SoSCLG High Court Appeal Decision 2014

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Biddulph Road
CW12 3LZ

By C and J Trubshaw, built 1844-5,
stained glass, the E window has
Morris glass dated 1889.

CASTLE INN

Castle Inn Road CW12 3LP

An old smithy dating back to the mid-late
18th century, more recent porch extension
to frontage, constructed from red brick,
now rendered under a slate roof.

CASTLE INN

Castle Inn Road CW12 3LP

An old smithy dating back to the mid-late
18th century, more recent porch extension
to frontage, constructed from red brick,
now rendered under a slate roof.

CASTLE INN

Castle Inn Road CW12 3LP

An old smithy dating back to the mid-late
18th century, more recent porch extension
to frontage, constructed from red brick,
now rendered under a slate roof.

PENTECOSTAL CHAPEL

Cross Street
CW12 1HQ

The Pentecostal church hall on Cross Street was built as a chapel for the Unitarians but later taken over. The new Pentecostal Chapel opened in 1883, built of pink sandstone from the Tegnose Quarry near Macclesfield.

WAR MEMORIAL

Lawton Street

The stone cross memorial was installed in 1923 and added to in 2017. The site records the names of those from Congleton who lost their lives in World War I, World War II and subsequent conflicts.

THE CEDARS

Leek Road, CW12 3HS

An extensive post-Edwardian house now
divided into flats. The house is covered by
hipped blue plain tiled roof, which has been
pierced by a late 20th century dormer.

SWAN HOUSE

2, Swan Bank
CW12

An interesting example of a polychrome
brick building with decorative panels on the
ground floor. Later 19th century. Occupies
a prominent corner location and provides
and attractive element in the street scene.

WESTHOLME HOUSE

West Road
CW12 4EY

Westholme House is an individual and distinctive Victorian house. Formerly used as the headmaster’s house to Danesford School, the house has considerable style and character. Believed to have been constructed around 1888, attractive brick elevations and decorative architectural detailing under a slate roof. English Garden Wall Bond boundary wall included in the listing.

Congleton Town Council believes that the positive impact of trees and shrubs on our environment and communities cannot be overstated and includes:

• Countering climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide
• Trapping through their leaves toxic pollutants and microscopic particles.
• Tempering severe weather with their capacity to attenuate heavy rains and floodwater.
• Moderating temperatures with their ability to evaporate water, reflect sunlight and provide shade.
• Helping prevent soil erosion through their intricate root systems which act as filters.
• Reducing noise as they act as sound barriers
• Providing increased biodiversity by supporting many species of fungi, lichens, mosses and plants as well as birds, invertebrates and other animals. The nuts, seeds and fruits of our trees and shrubs are essential food sources for British wildlife. Many species of wildlife are threatened and becoming rarer.
• Delivering a range of health benefits including improving the air for asthma sufferers, lowering the risk of skin cancer and creating positive impact on mental health and wellbeing

Since May 2019, Congleton Town Council’s Planning Committee has ensured that all planning applications that relate to the pruning, pollarding or felling of trees must be considered by and voted on by the Planning Committee. They cannot be ‘starred’ as planning applications that can be approved on block.

Congleton Town Council actively encourages residents to protect trees by obtaining a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), which protects all
types of trees. Anyone can apply for a TPO. The applicant does not have to own the land upon which the tree is situated to apply. There is no charge to apply for a TPO. Applications for a TPO in Cheshire East should be sent to PlanningTrees@cheshireeast.gov.uk with details of the tree(s), their location and why they should be considered for a TPO.

There are special rules regarding the protection of trees in designated Conservation areas of which there are three in Congleton – Lawton Street/Moody Street, Park Lane and West Street.

In view of their significant environmental and economic benefits, this Council urges those submitting planning applications for new developments to include as many additional trees and shrubs as is feasible.

Felling any tree will have implications for people and wildlife and any decision to fell a tree should be a decision of last resort. Where tree(s) are causing a real problem, this Council urges residents to talk to a tree adviser or consultant about how to best manage a problem tree. This Council urges residents to find a quality assured tree surgeon if major work is to be carried out, such as pollarding and pruning which can remove dangerous hanging branches or reduce the weight or impact of a tree without killing it.

Sometimes it is necessary to fell a tree where a tree poses a risk to safety owing to its location or condition, or is shown to be damaging a property. In line with the recommendations of the Woodland Trust, Congleton Town Council recommends planting replacement trees at a ratio of at least three to one. Even at this replacement rate, it will take years for the replacement trees to match the benefits of a felled tree.

Replacement trees should be native trees, and the size of the replacement trees should reflect both the trees removed and the local ecosystem. Congleton Town Council urges residents to talk to a tree adviser or consultant about the native trees best suited for their locality. Once established, native trees should require little maintenance or special treatment, and they should thrive naturally if planted in favourable conditions.

In the event that circumstances, such as a lack of space, prevent an applicant from replacing a felled tree at the ratio of three to one, Congleton Town Council requests that the applicant gives the replacement trees that cannot be planted to the Trees for Congleton project or to a similar local Community project so that they can be planted in a suitable alternative location.

In summary, the key points for Congleton Town Council’s Planning Committee to consider when an application involves trees are:

1. All planning applications concerning trees have to be considered by and voted on by the Planning Committee.
2. Congleton Town Council actively encourages residents to protect our trees by obtaining a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
3. Congleton Town Council urges those submitting planning applications for new developments to include as many additional trees and shrubs as is feasible.
4. Felling any tree will have implications for people and wildlife and any decision to fell a tree should be a decision of last resort.
5. Congleton Town Council urges residents to find a quality assured tree surgeon if major work is to be carried out, such as pollarding and pruning.
6. Sometimes it is necessary to fell a tree where a tree poses a risk to safety owing to its location or condition or is shown to be damaging a property. This Council’s policy is for planting replacement trees at a ratio of at least three to one for every tree felled.
7. Replacement trees should be native trees, and the size of the replacement trees should reflect both the trees removed and the local ecosystem.
8. This Council requests that when the applicant is unable to plant all the replacement trees,
they give them to the Trees for Congleton project or to a similar local Community project.

CENTRAL

• Hankinson’s Field (CTC rewilding site)
• Banky Fields (CTC rewilding site)
• Thames Close-Townsend Road
• Quayside-Goldfinch Road
• West Road (former Danesford frontage)
• Stirling Close (CTC rewilding site) (Key site)

BROMLEY FARM

• Bromley Woods (has an old management plan)
• Bromley Farm Play Area
• Windsor Place (Key site)

MOSSLEY, ASTBURY LANE ENDS, UPPER CANAL ST

• Derwent Drive (CTC rewilding site)
• Isis Close-Tamar Close (CTC rewilding site)
• Bridgewater Close (CTC rewilding site)
• Blackshaw Close (Key site)

BUGLAWTON

• Havannah Lane – St John’s Road
• Mardale Close
• Redfern Avenue – Buxton Road (Key site)
• St John’s Playing Fields & Riverside