Cheshire East Council’s position on Adlington New Town proposals

23 December 2025

Cheshire East Council has unanimously supported a notice of motion to formally object to the Government’s proposal for a New Town on land at Adlington.

The Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council have written to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government (the decision maker) asserting the Council’s opposition to the proposed New Town at Adlington and setting out the reasons for its opposition.

This includes:

The proposition is at odds with several of the Government’s own planning policies.
Any new sites should be brought forward in a planned way as part of the Local Plan process.
The site at Adlington encompasses many hectares of high-quality grazing land, with several long-established farms.
The site also includes many other areas of land with recognised ecological value.
The proposed New Town would create a run of continuous built form from Macclesfield to Stockport, which would be at odds with the established purpose of including land within the Green Belt.

Read the letter to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government (MS Word, 775KB)