Adopted Planning Policy Documents Index

This page provides an index of planning policy documents in Cheshire East and includes documents that are part of the statutory development plan, and those that are material considerations in making planning decisions. Please note that where documents were not adopted by Cheshire East Council, they will only apply within the geographic area previously covered by the Council that adopted them.

Paper copies of documents are available to purchase where a price is listed. Please use the contact details given to order documents and make cheques payable to ‘Cheshire East Council’.

Details of new policy documents planned or in development can be found via the Local Plan page.

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Local Plan Saved Policy Documents:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan	Jul 2007	Local Plan saved policies	Cheshire County Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Borough of Crewe & Nantwich Replacement Local Plan	Feb 2005	Local Plan saved policies	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£65.00 incl p&p
Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review	Jan 2005	Local Plan saved policies	Congleton Borough Council	£50.00 plus £5.00 p&p
Macclesfield Borough Local Plan	Jan 2004	Local Plan saved policies	Macclesfield Borough Council	£100.00 incl p&p
Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan 1999	Jun 1999	Local Plan saved policies	Cheshire County Council	£5.00 plus p&p

Further information is also available on the Saved Policy Documents page

Local Plan Supplementary Planning Documents:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Prestbury	July 2011	Adopted SPD	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Smallwood Village Design Statement	Oct 2010	Adopted SPD	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
List of Locally Important Buildings	Oct 2010	Adopted SPD	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Alsager Town Centre Strategy	Oct 2010	Adopted SPD	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Congleton Princess Street Area Development Brief	Mar 2009	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
MMU Alsager Campus Development Brief	Oct 2008	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Rural Development	Jul 2008	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Development on Backland and Gardens	Jul 2008	Adopted SPD	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Extensions and Householder Development	Jul 2008	Adopted SPD	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Prestbury Village Design Statement	May 2007	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Supplementary Planning Document for Poynton	May 2007	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Mid Point 18 Development Brief	Feb 2007	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Booths Hall Development Brief	Jan 2007	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Nature Conservation Strategy	Oct 2006	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Trees and Development	Oct 2006	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Crewe Rail Gateway	Sep 2006	Adopted SPD	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Stapeley Water Gardens Development	Jul 2006	Adopted SPD	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Affordable Housing and Mixed Communities	Apr 2006	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Designing Out Crime	Jan 2006	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Supplementary Planning Document for Bollington	Jan 2006	Adopted SPD	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Sustainable Development	Apr 2005	Adopted SPD	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p

Further information is also available on the Local Plan Supplementary Planning Documents page

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Local Development Scheme	Apr 2012	Approved LDS	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire East Annual Monitoring Report	Dec 2012	Submitted AMR	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Statement of Community Involvement	Oct 2010	Adopted SCI	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p

Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Floodlighting for Sporting Activities (PDF, 181KB)	Apr 2005	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Equestrian facilities (PDF, 366KB)	Jan 2005	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Dingle Bank Quarry Development Brief (PDF, 1.57MB)	Jul 2004	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Housing Character Areas (PDF, 873KB)	Jul 2004	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Telecommunications Development (PDF, 60KB)	Jul 2004	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Section 106 / Planning Obligations (PDF, 3.10MB)	Jun 2004	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Basford East Strategic Industrial and Business Park Development Brief	Apr 2004	Adopted SPG	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Basford West Regional Warehouse and Distribution Park Development Brief	Apr 2004	Adopted SPG	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Areas of Archaeological Potential (PDF, 1.28MB)	Feb 2004	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Trees & Development Guidelines (PDF, 3.22MB)	Feb 2004	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Public Open Space (PDF, 83KB) and associated Interim Policy Note (2008) (PDF, 188KB) which updates the SPG	Oct 2003	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Tipkinder Park Supplementary Planning Guidance (PDF, 108KB) and associated documents: Location Plan (PDF, 439KB) Existing Uses Plan (PDF, 333KB) Preferred Option Plan (PDF, 1.05MB)	Feb 2003	Adopted SPG	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Shopfronts and Security Shutters Guide (PDF, 691KB)	Jan 2003	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Stamford Lodge, Wilmslow Development Brief (PDF, 4.14MB)	Dec 2002	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Rieter Scragg, Langley Development Brief (PDF, 6.41MB)	Jan 2000	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
ERF Site, Sandbach (PDF, 4.96MB)	Sep 1999	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Alderley Park Planning Brief (PDF, 2.63MB)	Apr 1999	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
South Macclesfield Development Area (PDF, 4.12MB)	Dec 1998	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Victoria Park Estate & Surrounding Area Development Brief (PDF, 3.3MB)	Mar 1999	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Cranage Hall (PDF, 2.64MB)	Sep 1996	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Shop Front Security (PDF, 352KB)	Sep 1994	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Provision of Private Open Space (PDF, 230KB)	Nov 1993	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Arclid Hospital (PDF, 1.54MB)	Jul 1992	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Sandbach Business Park (PDF, 908KB)	Oct 1989	Adopted SPG	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Tytherington Business Park (PDF, 4.12MB)	Apr 1989	Adopted SPG	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p

Further information is available on the Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes page

Planning Guidance and Development Briefs:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing	Feb 2011	Council-approved guidance	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Interim Planning Policy on the Release of Housing Land	Feb 2011	Council-approved guidance	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Odd Rode Village Design Statement	April 2011	Approved by Parish Council following consultation	Odd Rode Parish Council	Via Parish Council
Audlem Village Design Statement and Landscape Character Assessment	Jul 2009	Council-approved guidance	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Bunbury Village Design Statement	Jul 2009	Council-approved guidance	Cheshire East Council	£5.00 plus p&p
The Informal Congleton Town Centre Plan: Part 1 (PDF, 6.54MB) Part 2 (PDF, 6.25MB)	Jul 2008	Council-approved guidance	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Oakdene Court Wilmslow Development Brief (PDF, 2.17MB)	Mar 2008	Council-approved brief	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Macclesfield Town Centre Comprehensive Redevelopment Strategy (PDF, 1.90MB)	Apr 2007	Council-approved brief	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Blue Zone Macclesfield District General Hospital Development Brief (PDF, 5.70MB)	Mar 2007	Council-approved brief	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Developers’ Brief for Macclesfield Town Centre (PDF, 4.87MB)	Jan 2005	Council-approved brief	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p

Further information is available on the Informal Planning and Development Briefs page

Conservation Area Character Appraisals:

A list of Conservation Area Character Appraisals is available from the Conservation section and some are available online. For further advice or to purchase a copy please contact a Conservation Officer on 0300 123 55 00.

Further Planning Information:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
PPS3 (Housing) and Saved Policies Advice Note	May 2008	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Replacement Dwellings (Guidance for Developers)	Oct 2006	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Enforcement Policy (PDF, 57KB)	Mar 2004	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Guide (PDF, 190KB)	Nov 2001	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Alderley Edge Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 313KB)	Aug 2002	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Bollington and Kerridge Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 2.54MB)	Nov 2001	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Bollington Cross Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 1.95MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Christ Church Macclesfield Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 3.36MB)	Aug 1994	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
High Street Macclesfield Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 534KB)	Nov 2001	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Knutsford Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 313KB)	May 2002	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Legh Road Knutsford Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 3.33MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Macclesfield Canal Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 459KB)	Apr 2004	Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Macclesfield Town Centre Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 4.37MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Park Green Macclesfield Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 1.95MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Park Lane Macclesfield Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 1.61MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Prestbury Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 3.28MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Rainow Conservation Area Guide (PDF, 3.38MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Conserving Your Historic Building: Brick Walls (PDF, 134KB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Conserving Your Historic Building: Chimney Pots and Stacks (PDF, 163KB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Conserving Your Historic Building: Doors (PDF, 91KB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Conserving Your Historic Building: Repointing (PDF, 341KB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Conserving Your Historic Building: Roofs (PDF, 85KB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p
Traditional Building Stone Walls (PDF, 2.79MB)		Information	Macclesfield Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p

For more information, please see the Further Planning Information page

Evidence & Research:

Document	Date	Status	Authority	Price
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2012	Feb 2013	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Background Paper: Population Projections and Forecasts (PDF, 713KB)	Jan 2013	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Green Space Strategy	Jan 2013	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Employment Land Review	Nov 2013	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Open Space Summary Reports	2012	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Renewables Handbook	2012	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Warrington Council	10p per page plus p&p
Waste Needs Assessment Report	2011	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire East Local Infrastructure Plan: Baseline Report	Nov 2011	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Planning Research	Sept 2011	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment	July 2011	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire Retail Study Update	Apr 2011	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
	March 2012	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Determining the Settlement Hierarchy	Nov 2010	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Strategic Housing Market Assessment	Oct 2010	Evidence & Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Establishment of a New Renewable Energy Policy	May 2010	Evidence and Research	Cheshire East Council	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2007-8 Background Report (PDF, 1.44MB)	Dec 2008	Evidence & research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
South Cheshire Sub Regional Study	Dec 2008	Evidence & Research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Congleton Area)	Jun 2008	Evidence & research	Congleton Borough Council	10p per page plus p&p
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Macclesfield Area)	June 2008	Evidence & research	Macclesfield Borough Council	10p per page plus p&p
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Crewe & Nantwich Area)	Jan 2008	Evidence & research	Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council	10p per page plus p&p
Nantwich Riverside Masterplan	2007	Evidence and Research	Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, Weaver Valley, Mersey Basin Campaign	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire Landscape Character Assessment	Nov 2007	Evidence & research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Cheshire)	Sep 2007	Evidence & Research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Minerals Fact Sheets	Sep 2007	Evidence & Research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Commercial and Industrial Waste Streams in the North West of England Study	May 2007	Evidence & research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Cheshire Partnership Area Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment	May 2007	Evidence & research	Crewe & Nantwich, Congleton and Macclesfield Borough Councils	10p per page plus p&p
PPG17 Assessment of Need and Provision of Open Space, Sports and Recreational Facilities Summary Document	Mar 2007	Evidence & research	Macclesfield Borough Council	10p per page plus p&p
Local Transport Plan	July 2005	Evidence & research	Cheshire County Council	10p per page plus p&p
Employment Land Study	2005	Evidence & Research	Congleton Borough Council	£50.00 plus p&p
Open Space, Sport & Recreation Study	2005	Evidence & research	Congleton Borough Council	£50.00 plus p&p
Landscape Character Assessment of Congleton Borough Full Report	1999	Evidence & Research	Congleton Borough Council	£50.00 plus £5.00 p&p
Landscape Character Assessment of Congleton Borough Summary Report	1999	Evidence & research	Congleton Borough Council	£5.00 plus p&p

For further information, please see the Evidence & Research page

Contacts

Spatial Planning Team
01270 685893
ldf@cheshireeast.gov.uk
For all other planning enquiries please contact
planning@cheshireeast.gov.uk