Cheshire East Council has given the go-ahead for a 104-home 'affordable' scheme in the eastern part of Crewe - with work set to begin in the new year.

The development, comprising a mix of one, two, three and four-bed homes, including apartments, maisonettes, semi-detached and terraced dwellings, will be built by Breck Homes on land east of Broughton Road and north of Bidvale Way.

The land is part of a larger site allocated for residential development in the local plan and permission has already been granted for 129 homes on the northern part of the site.

The development will compromise a mix of one, two, three and four-bed homes - including apartments, maisonettes, semi-detached and terraced dwellings (Google).

The developer's agent, Paul Williams, told Wednesday's (October 26) meeting of the council's strategic planning board at Macclesfield, the scheme 'will make efficient use of a Greenfield site.'

He also said 'there will be a generous amount of open space across the allocation and highways officers agree that traffic generation will remain acceptable'.

"A key benefit is the provision of 100 per cent affordable housing," said Mr Williams.

"The importance of this is underlined by the Cheshire Homes waiting list of 2,322 households for Crewe alone."

He added: "Breck Homes hopes to commence development in January 2023 and to complete the scheme within two years."

Congleton councillor, Suzie Akers Smith (Independent), asked if a 20mph speed limit could be imposed on the development 'because it's going to be full of families'.

Congleton Independent councillor, Cllr Suzie Akers Smith (Cheshire East Council).

But, highways officers said they didn't believe it was appropriate for this scheme because it had been designed in such a way as to keep speed low.

Macclesfield councillor, David Edwardes (Independent), supported Cllr Akers Smith.

"Just by saying the roads constrain the speed isn't sufficient to me and I think we should really be going for a 20mph speed limit," he said.

Planning boss David Malcolm said the council's speed strategy, adopted a few weeks ago, stated where it was 'appropriate' and, in this case, highways officers didn't believe it to be the case.

"We're not ignoring the strategy, we're just looking to try to find what is appropriate," said Mr Malcolm.

Crewe South Labour councillor, cllr Steve Hogben (Cheshire East Council).

"My concern is that if we apply it through this board on a blanket basis, somebody will take an issue with it and it then might undermine the strategy that some members have spent a lot of time getting through the process to adopt."

Crewe councillor Steve Hogben (Labour), proposed the application be approved.

"I welcome the fact that it's got 100 per cent affordable and we do need that in the towns in the borough, not least in Crewe," he said.

Cllr Steve Edgar (Haslington, Conservative), seconded the proposal to approve and asked that a compound should be conditioned for contractors as part of construction management plan.

This would be aiming at stopping them parking on the roads.

Haslington Conservative councillor, Cllr Steve Edgar (Cheshire East Council).

The application was approved, with conditions, with nine councillors voting in favour and one abstaining.

The 20mph speed limit was not conditioned.

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By Ryan Parker and Belinda Ryan