Purpose of this Consultation
A planning application for residential development on land off Moss Lane, Macclesfield was submitted to Cheshire East Council in 2020 (LPA ref: 20/4065M).
The planning application related to proposals by Copperleaf Group Ltd and Jigsaw Homes Group for the following works:
“Erection of 18 no. 100% affordable apartments within 2 no. blocks with associated access, parking, landscaping and other works.”
The application was refused planning permission on 16 December 2022. Copperleaf Group Ltd and Jigsaw Homes Group lodged an appeal against this decision. The appeal will be determined by a Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. The appeal reference is APP/R0660/W/23/3324158.
The Planning Inspectorate is yet to issue a ‘Start Letter’ for the appeal confirming the procedure and timescale for how the appeal will proceed. Once this has been issued, Cheshire East Council will notify interested parties in of the planning appeal and the Council will explain how interested parties may submit representations directly to the Planning Inspectorate.
We are carrying a separate consultation with the local community on revisions to the proposals. Our consultation will not affect the notification to be issued by the Council in due course, and interested parties will still be able to make comments on the appeal directly to the Planning Inspectorate.
The planning application 20/4065M was supported by several plans and documents. Our client has submitted additional information through the planning appeal submission to the Planning Inspectorate, and they also wish to amend elevation and floorplan drawings relating to the main apartment block proposed. We wish to notify you of this additional information and provide you with the opportunity to make comments on this new information.
In terms of the drawings for the main apartment building proposed, which would accommodate 12 no. apartments, our client wishes to substitute the submitted elevation and floorplan drawings submitted with the planning application with new elevation and floorplan drawings. The only change shown on these new drawings is that the rear elevation westward-facing windows have been made slightly larger (windows to the apartments labelled as A2, A3, A4, A8, A9 and A10). This change is intended to address the Council’s expressed concern about the amount of light entering these apartments.
The following table clarifies the plans to be revised in respect of the main apartment building proposed:
| Plans at determination of the planning application | Revised alternative option |
|---|---|
| Floorplan drawing 4422/110C (Grays Architecture Ltd) | Floorplan drawing 4422/110D (Grays Architecture Ltd)) |
| Elevation drawing 4422/120D (Grays Architecture Ltd) | Elevation drawing 4422/120E (Grays Architecture Ltd) |
The following reports are also appended to the Appeal Statement submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in support of our client’s planning appeal. The information summarised below is intended to address the Council’s expressed concern about the amount of light entering these apartments and whether adequate information had been submitted in respect of flood risk and water management:
- The Daylight & Sunlight Solutions Report: Daylight & Sunlight Assessment.
- Cheshire Woodlands Arboricultural Appeal Statement (Report ref: CW/11041-AAS).
- Betts Hydro Consulting Engineers Surface Water Flood Risk Modelling Report (Report ref: HYD817_MOSS.LANE_MACCLESFIELD_SWFR).
- Betts Hydro Consulting Engineers Surface Water Flood Risk Modelling Summary (Letter ref: HYD817_MossLane_SWFR_Summary_PT_L02)
Links to the above drawings and documents, alongside the Appeal Statement (Emery Planning) submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, can be found below.
Links to the superseded/updated plans, new reports and Appeal Statement.
- The Daylight & Sunlight Solutions Report: Daylight & Sunlight Assessment
- Cheshire Woodlands Arboricultural Appeal Statement (Report ref: CW/11041-AAS)
- Betts Hydro Consulting Engineers Surface Water Flood Risk Modelling Report (Report ref: HYD817_MOSS.LANE_MACCLESFIELD_SWFR)
- Betts Hydro Consulting Engineers Surface Water Flood Risk Modelling Summary (Letter ref: HYD817_MossLane_SWFR_Summary_PT_L02)
- Appeal Statement
- Floorplan drawing 4422/110C (Grays Architecture Ltd)
- Floorplan drawing 4422/110D (Grays Architecture Ltd)
- Elevation drawing 4422/120D (Grays Architecture Ltd)
- Elevation drawing 4422/120E (Grays Architecture Ltd)
Any comments must be provided by 5pm on Friday 6th October via email to info@emeryplanning.com or in writing to: Moss Lane Appeal Consultation, Emery Planning, 1-4 South Park Court, Hobson Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8BS. Please do not submit any comments to the local planning authority or the Planning Inspectorate as part of this consultation process.
If you have previously provided comments on the application, it is not necessary to reiterate these comments as they will still be taken into account; but if you wish to re-state or replace your representations, or provide comments on the revised plans, please provide comments following the means above.
The information you provide will be stored securely until completion of the project, after which this information will be deleted. Consultation responses will be made available to Cheshire East Council and The Planning Inspectorate. It will not be forwarded to any other third parties. You can contact us at any time to request the deletion of your information.
Anything you submit as part of this consultation may be posted on Cheshire East Council or The Planning Inspectorate websites so you may wish to take steps to prevent identity fraud such as not using a hand-written signature or displaying a telephone number. Where certain statements may be seen to be discriminatory or defamatory and may be actionable, the Council and/or the Planning Inspectorate will blank out these parts for the purposes of electronic and paper files. Representations can be made available for public inspection in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1985, even if marked confidential or similar.
Have your say
We would like your views on the proposals and request that all responses be returned by 5pm on Friday 6th October. If you wish to discuss the project please contact us using the form below to send your feedback and comments, making sure that all of the required fields are completed. If you do not want your name and address included in our update when writing to the Planning Inspectorate, then please let us know within your response.