Residents living on a Crewe housing estate with no planning permission have been left in limbo again, with Cheshire East Council not dealing with the matter next week as expected.

Coppenhall Place, on the site of the former Crewe Works off West Street, was granted planning permission in 2018.

That 263-home permission was lost in 2022, when developer Countryside Partnerships failed to deal with a condition relating to contaminated land.

Coppenhall Place, on the site of the former Crewe Works off West Street, was granted planning permission in 2018 (Belinda Ryan).

It is now six months since the council's strategic planning board deferred the application from Countryside to regularise the development.

Last month the council told the local democracy reporting service (LDRS): "It is currently expected that the application will be presented back to the strategic planning board in September."

But the agenda for that meeting has now been published and Coppenhall Place isn't on it.

This means the matter won't be dealt with next week, even though the council's own planning portal still has that as the committee date.

Ward councillor, Anthony Critchley (Labour), is furious and told the LDRS: "This situation is unacceptable.

Cllr Anthony Critchley, Crewe Central, Labour (Cheshire East Council).

"I have written to the chief executive of the council and implored her to immediately investigate the local planning authority's (LPA) handling of the whole situation from the outset and do whatever is necessary to bring the application to a strategic planning board meeting as soon as the details are finalised, and it is legally possible."

In his letter to the chief executive, Cllr Critchley said: "The LPA's conduct throughout the course of this project has been nothing short of abysmal.

"Residents, who are not spectators but active stakeholders, have consistently been met with a wall of silence, as if their concerns and queries are of no consequence.

"The blatant disregard for their legitimate inquiries, complaints, and the lack of forthrightness in communicating critical details is a slap in the face of transparency and an affront to our principles of good governance."

He added that 'by raising residents' expectations in the way that they have, the LPA has been completely unacceptable and will do no favours for the council's already diminished reputation with residents'.

Cllr Connor Naismith, Crewe West, Labour (Cheshire East Coucncil).

Crewe West councillor, Connor Naismith, who is the Labour parliamentary candidate for Crewe and Nantwich, told the LDRS: "It is really disappointing that residents have had their expectations raised in this way.

"I have spoken to several residents on the estate and they were really clear about what they wanted from the council – which was proper, clear communication.

"I think it's obvious the way that this has been communicated by the council in terms of bringing the matter to a conclusion has raised expectations and unfortunately residents feel like they've been let down once again.

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