Crewe Town Council has successfully challenged a decision by Cheshire East Council to award planning consent to a development of flats on Edleston Road in Crewe.

The development on the corner of Edleston and Brook Street, Crewe was initially awarded planning consent by Cheshire East officers on February 7 2022.

Proposals were submitted by Premier Living Homes to construct the four-storey building, which would house 11 flats on the vacant land.

Crewe Town Council considered the plans to be significantly different from those consulted on - providing a higher density of flats as well as changed roofline and elevation design details.

The proposed four-storey apartments from Edleston Road, Crewe (Cheshire East Planning).

The council progressed a claim for High Court Judicial Review of the planning application and associated planning consent.

It believed the designs of the planning application had been significantly amended to such an extent that proper consultation had not been actioned in light of the changes to the proposals.

Cheshire East Council accepted Crewe Town Council's claims that the changes to the application resulted in a change in design and that they failed to reconsult.

On April 12, the High Court issued consent for the judicial review, which identified that the grant of planning consent was unlawful, and ordered the planning consent for planning application 20/0829N be quashed.

The proposed four-storey apartments from Brook Street, Crewe (Cheshire East Planning).

Chair of Crewe Town Council's Planning Committee, Cllr John Rhodes, said: "Although we are very happy that the planning permission has been quashed, it is unfortunate that we had to go to these lengths.

"The hope is that Crewe's ambitions for better and more sensitive developments will be reflected in future decisions of Cheshire East Council's planning department.

"Development in Crewe should be of high quality and designs that reflect the town's heritage as well as its future. They should provide great spaces to live and work.

"Provide accommodation that has plenty of space for people to live in and consider the impact of parking, active travel and ensure new developments don't impact negatively on residents already living in that area.

Premier Living Homes planned to construct the building for 11 flats on the vacant land (Ryan Parker).

"I hope that we start to see more sensitive and thought through designs and planning proposals in Crewe that raise the standard for all of us living here."

A Cheshire East planning officer's conclusion in the planning report, prior to being challenged, read: "The proposed development would be of an acceptable design that would not have a detrimental impact upon neighbouring amenity, ecology or highway safety."

Since the development was successfully challenged, the developer has resubmitted proposals.

You can view this on the Cheshire East Planning website under reference 22/1384N.

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