Comment

Representation ID: 9877

Received: 03/09/2025

Respondent: SA, and SJ Arden, J C Coombs and J Hand

Agent: J10 Planning

I&O_10374
Registered Providers will tell you that Affordable Housing is more easily managed in clusters and in urban areas and that single units in rural areas are difficult to manage. It therefore makes little sense to have a lower threshold in rural areas and certainly not one lower than 5 units (as suggested in NPPF65). The draft Section 157 designation should apply across the entire rural area be this open countryside or Green Belt and not discriminate and create a two-tier rural housing system. The types of Affordable Housing should be identified as including First Homes, Low-Cost Discount for Sale, Shared Ownership, Social Rented, etc.

Comment

Representation ID: 10993

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: Weaverham Parish Council

I&O_11491
Council supports 50% of all new developments should be affordable housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 11357

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: Frodsham Town Council

I&O_11855
Yes

Comment

Representation ID: 11596

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: Landowners (Norley)

Agent: Woodford Land and Planning Limited

I&O_12094
The thresholds for affordable housing should be consistent with national planning policy. Therefore, in accordance with paragraph 65 of the NPPF (2024), the provision of affordable housing should not be sought for residential developments that are not major developments, other than in designated rural areas (where policies may set out a lower threshold of 5 units or fewer).

Comment

Representation ID: 11670

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: CPRE Cheshire Branch

I&O_12168
Yes. We agree that a lower threshold of three or more dwellings should be applied in designated rural areas. The areas which are designated should be reviewed if relevant evidence e.g. the proposed housing needs assessment justifies this.

Comment

Representation ID: 11940

Received: 28/08/2025

Respondent: Tarporley Parish Council

I&O_12454
Tarporley Parish Council supports the lower threshold for development in rural areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 12024

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Mr and Mrs R Basford

Agent: Grimster Planning

I&O_12538
The Council’s affordable housing policy should be informed by an Economic Viability Assessment to understand what proportion of affordable housing can be provided to ensure that development proposals remain viable, particularly taking into account other development costs now associated with residential proposals on more than 0.5 hectares of land. The threshold of affordable housing being provided on sites of 10 or more dwellings is supported. However, we do not support the threshold of three or more dwellings in the rural area; this is not consistent with the Planning Practice Guidance which sets the threshold at residential schemes of 10 or more dwellings, and it has been found that this approach does not work in practice (with evidence of schemes either failing to come forward as a result of the affordable housing requirement, or affordable homes subsequently being changed to market homes (and S106 Deed of Variations being required) as there are no Housing Associations interested in acquiring and assuming the management of 1 or 2 affordable homes on small sites in the rural area). The threshold for affordable housing across all part of the Borough should therefore be set at schemes of 10 or more dwellings, regardless of a site’s location.

Comment

Representation ID: 13878

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Christopher Martin

I&O_14398
strongly agree with requirements for affordable housing

Comment

Representation ID: 14286

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Judith Critchley

I&O_14830
Yes

Comment

Representation ID: 14817

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Mark Mitchell

Agent: Grimster Planning

I&O_15368
Please refer to comments in response to Question HO 4 above.

Comment

Representation ID: 14873

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Mr David Stubbs

Agent: Grimster Planning

I&O_15424
Please refer to comments in response to Question HO 4 above.

Comment

Representation ID: 14900

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: The Oulton Estate

Agent: Grimster Planning

I&O_15451
Please refer to comments in response to Question HO 4 above.

Comment

Representation ID: 15636

Received: 21/10/2025

Respondent: Wirral Borough Council

I&O_16195
No comments at this stage.

Comment

Representation ID: 15771

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Northern Powerhouse Land Ltd

Agent: Asteer Planning

I&O_16330
The thresholds for affordable housing should be consistent with national planning policy. Therefore, in accordance with paragraph 65 of the NPPF (2024), the provision of affordable housing should not be sought for residential developments that are not major developments, other than in designated rural areas (where policies may set out a lower threshold of 5 units or fewer).

Comment

Representation ID: 15910

Received: 01/09/2025

Respondent: Central & Country Developments Ltd

Agent: HK Planning

I&O_16469
Affordable Housing percentages should reflect National Guidance and the Rural trigger level is considered to low and will likely lead to lower level of housing being delivered in the Rural area Plan period. The Council would need to show this is not the case if they want to have different thresholds, and that there is evidence to justify this deviation from National Policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 15950

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Lexwood Developments

Agent: HK Planning

I&O_16509
Affordable Housing percentages should reflect National Guidance and the Rural trigger level is considered to low and will likely lead to lower level of housing being delivered in the Rural area Plan period. The Council would need to show this is not the case if they want to have different thresholds, and that there is evidence to justify this deviation from National Policy.

Object

Representation ID: 16465

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Grimster Planning

I&O_14599
Please refer to comments in response to Question HO 4 above.

Support

Representation ID: 16506

Received: 29/08/2025

Respondent: Rushton Parish Council

I&O_7348
We agree that the affordable housing threshold in designated rural areas, the requirement will be triggered by three or more dwellings. This requirement is applicable to all self-contained units, including older persons and student accommodation.