Warrington Borough Council<\/a> for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening opinion request.\n<\/p>\n\n This is in relation to a potential future full planning application for the construction of \u2018up to 450\u2019 dwellings, along with open space and associated infrastructure, on land to the west of Hob Hey Lane in Culcheth.\n<\/p>\n
\n An EIA screening opinion request is not a full planning application, and a screening opinion is issued by the council, if it is deemed necessary, to advise whether an EIA is required with a future planning application or not.\n<\/p>\n
\n An EIA ensures that project decision makers think about the likely effects on the environment at the earliest possible time to avoid, reduce, or offset them.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peel Land has also since issued a similar EIA screening opinion for a further 450 homes on land off Warrington Road in Culcheth, directly next to Culcheth High School and opposite the existing Story Homes development.\n<\/p>\n
\n But the council has now ruled that the Redrow development does not require an EIA because it is well below the Government’s threshold of 1,000 homes for developments likely to have significant urbanising effects.\n<\/p>\n
\n The council concluded that impacts relating to natural resources, waste, pollution, health, traffic, and the loss of agricultural land were unlikely to be significant and could be addressed through normal planning controls and mitigation measures.\n<\/p>\n
\n A document submitted by Redrow as part of the application stated: \u201cThe approximately 19-hectare site comprises an irregularly shaped parcel of greenfield land currently in arable agricultural use.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe surrounding area comprises a mixture of uses. To the east is the residential area of Culcheth.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTo the north is Leigh Golf Club, beyond which are agricultural fields and associated farm buildings, and to the west and south are agricultural fields and associated farm buildings.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe applicant proposes to submit a planning application for up to 450 residential dwellings, including amenity spaces, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cDwellings will be no more than three storeys in height.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTwo separate vehicular access points are proposed into the site \u2013 one from Clifton Avenue to the north-east of the site, and one from Swinehoe Place to the east.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPedestrian access will be provided alongside the vehicular access, with connections provided through the site, incorporating the existing public right of way.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe proposed development will deliver open space and biodiversity enhancements and also incorporate a sustainable drainage system and other associated infrastructure.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council previously confirmed that Redrow Homes, through planning agents Lichfields, has made contact to begin early engagement on a potential planning application for land to the west of Culcheth.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cResidents will remember that this land has been considered before during the Local Plan process, and the community made its views very clear at that time,\u201d a spokesman said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe parish council has consistently opposed large\u2011scale development on this site, and our position remains unchanged.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis land sits outside the village\u2019s defined settlement boundary, is valued greenfield space, and has repeatedly been shown to be unsuitable for major housing development.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cConcerns raised previously by residents \u2013 including pressure on local infrastructure, traffic, and road safety, the loss of green space, and the impact on the rural character of Culcheth \u2013 remain highly relevant.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe parish council will therefore continue to represent the community\u2019s long\u2011standing objections and will robustly challenge any future planning application brought forward for this site.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In June, it was reported that Culcheth residents were bracing themselves for the possibility of even more homes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-819041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}