Sustainable Cheshire Forum Themes

Planning in Cheshire

The Structure Plan sets out the broad planning strategy for Cheshire. It contains policies on the amount and general location of land for new homes, businesses, shops and leisure facilities. The Structure Plan is required to interpret national and regional planning guidance. It provides the strategic context for District Council's Local Plans which contain more detailed land use policies and earmark specific sites for development. The existing Structure Plan was altered rather than replaced. The Structure Plan Alteration "Cheshire 2016" contains the proposed alterations to policy.

NEWland Programme
The New Environments via Woodland (NEWland) programme is being led by the Forestry Commission in conjunction with the North West Development Agency

Cheshire Region Local Geodiversity Acton Plan (LGAP)

Geodiversity is the variety of geological environments, phenomena and active processes that make landscapes, rocks, minerals, fossils, soils and other superficial deposits which provide the framework for life on Earth. Biodiversity relies on geodiversity. In fact geodiversity underpins biodiversity and soils are the link between them. An LGAP takes the action planning approach used for biological conservation (LBAPs) for local geological conservation. English Nature have piloted the development of LGAPs, and one pilot is being run in Cheshire.The Cheshire Region LGAP was launched in September 2003.

The State of the Countryside (2007)
The State of the Countryside report provides a unique analysis of how rural England is changing.

English Partnerships
English Partnerships is the national catalyst or property-led regeneration and development. It works in partnership with the public, private and voluntary sectors to create new jobs and investment through sustainable economic regeneration and development in the English regions.

Parish Plans

A Parish Plan is a critical and in depth survey of a community carried out by the community itself. The aim of the survey is to collect the views and opinions of the people who live and work in that community and from this information find out how it sees itself developing over the next 5 to 10 years. An action plan is then devised based on the community's views, which identifies what steps the community needs to take to move itself forward from its present position to achieve its vision for the future of the community.

Village Design Statements

Using national guidance produced by the Countryside Agency called “Landscape Character Assessment for England and Scotland”, the parishes of Burwardsley, Weaverham, Kelsall and Frodsham have been producing Parish Landscape Statements. This includes a landscape type and area map of the parish, a supporting document describing the parishes landscape character and a landscape character strategy, identifying what change is desirable within the parish. For more information contact Cheshire Landscape Trust 01244 376333 cltoffice@tiscali.co.uk


Sustainable Cheshire Forum Land

	Planning in Cheshire The Structure Plan sets out the broad planning strategy for Cheshire. It contains policies on the amount and general location of land for new homes, businesses, shops and leisure facilities. The Structure Plan is required to interpret national and regional planning guidance. It provides the strategic context for District Council's Local Plans which contain more detailed land use policies and earmark specific sites for development. The existing Structure Plan was altered rather than replaced. The Structure Plan Alteration "Cheshire 2016" contains the proposed alterations to policy. NEWland Programme The New Environments via Woodland (NEWland) programme is being led by the Forestry Commission in conjunction with the North West Development Agency Cheshire Region Local Geodiversity Acton Plan (LGAP) Geodiversity is the variety of geological environments, phenomena and active processes that make landscapes, rocks, minerals, fossils, soils and other superficial deposits which provide the framework for life on Earth. Biodiversity relies on geodiversity. In fact geodiversity underpins biodiversity and soils are the link between them. An LGAP takes the action planning approach used for biological conservation (LBAPs) for local geological conservation. English Nature have piloted the development of LGAPs, and one pilot is being run in Cheshire.The Cheshire Region LGAP was launched in September 2003. The State of the Countryside (2007) The State of the Countryside report provides a unique analysis of how rural England is changing. English Partnerships English Partnerships is the national catalyst or property-led regeneration and development. It works in partnership with the public, private and voluntary sectors to create new jobs and investment through sustainable economic regeneration and development in the English regions. Parish Plans A Parish Plan is a critical and in depth survey of a community carried out by the community itself. The aim of the survey is to collect the views and opinions of the people who live and work in that community and from this information find out how it sees itself developing over the next 5 to 10 years. An action plan is then devised based on the community's views, which identifies what steps the community needs to take to move itself forward from its present position to achieve its vision for the future of the community. Village Design Statements Using national guidance produced by the Countryside Agency called “Landscape Character Assessment for England and Scotland”, the parishes of Burwardsley, Weaverham, Kelsall and Frodsham have been producing Parish Landscape Statements. This includes a landscape type and area map of the parish, a supporting document describing the parishes landscape character and a landscape character strategy, identifying what change is desirable within the parish. For more information contact Cheshire Landscape Trust 01244 376333 cltoffice@tiscali.co.uk