Basford Employment Areas

Basford East and Basford West are major site allocations to the south of Crewe on either side of the West Coast main railway line. Development of these sites is seen as crucial to the future prosperity of this part of Cheshire East.

Basford Development Briefs

Development Briefs for Basford East and Basford West were adopted by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in April 2004 as a Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes.

Basford West Development Brief Downloads:

• Basford West Development Brief text (PDF, 426KB)
• Basford West Zoning Plan (PDF, 46KB)
• Crewe Basford Sites in the Context of the North West (PDF, 77KB)
• Basford West Site Location Plan (PDF, 251KB)
• Basford West Landscape Context (PDF, 196KB)
• Section Through Boulevard (PDF, 34KB)
• Mitigation Planting (PDF, 196KB)
• Basford West Landscape Zoning Plan (PDF, 66KB)
• Site Perspective of the Basford West Concept Masterplan (PDF, 108KB)

Basford East Development Brief Downloads:

• Basford East Development Brief text (PDF, 429KB)
• Crewe Basford Sites in the context of the North West (PDF, 77KB)
• Basford East Indicative Master Plan (PDF, 96KB)
• Basford East Zoning Plan (PDF, 60KB)
• Site Location Plan (PDF, 252KB)
• Landscape Context (PDF, 197KB)
• Section Through Boulevard (PDF, 35KB)
• Landscape Zoning Plan (PDF, 66KB)
• Site Perspective of the Basford East Concept Masterplan (PDF, 106KB)

Basford site allocations

The Basford East and Basford West sites were subsequently allocated as development sites in the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy, for a mix of uses including employment uses, new homes, retail, community facilities and a new primary school. Whilst the development briefs above have not been formally revoked, they are no longer in line with the adopted Local Plan policy and the weight to be given to them in planning decision making is reduced accordingly.

Page last reviewed: 06 October 2023