FAQs

We welcome your feedback on the emerging proposals. You can submit your comments using our online feedback form here.

Alternatively, you can contact the project team by email at [email protected] or by phone on 07345 733 394.

All feedback received during the consultation period will be carefully reviewed and considered as the proposals are developed further.

The project team has already engaged with the council’s planning and highways teams, as well as other departments including ecology, arboriculture and education.

The feedback to date has been technical in nature, focusing on key matters such as highway impact, design, layout, and advice on survey requirements.

The team has also engaged with local councillors, whose feedback has helped inform consideration of what infrastructure may be needed or could benefit the existing local community. For example, the scheme currently proposes a local centre, but subject to community feedback, this element may be refined or amended.

Waldron’s Place will provide a new Country Park of over 17 hectares in easy walking and cycling distance for new residents. The Country Park will be publicly accessible and include new circular walking routes through an attractive native landscape.

The development will also improve connectivity, providing better links between Coppenhall Moss (Warmingham Road), Stoneley Road, Broughton Road, and Groby Road. A new road connecting Groby Road to Warmingham Road is also planned, along with an extended bus service route designed to ensure all new homes are within 400 metres of a bus stop. The proposals will also improve public accessibility from this part of Crewe to the wider area, including Crewe town centre.

Additional outdoor recreation opportunities will be provided across the site, including new destination play spaces, community orchards and allotments.

At the heart of the development, a local centre is proposed, which would include space for a local shop, community uses, and an education site. The scheme will also deliver much-needed new homes for the area, supported by public open space covering at least 55% of the site.

The proposed development will introduce a new tree-lined spine road and a key east–west cycle route to improve connectivity across the area. Alongside this, there is a strong focus on active travel infrastructure, encouraging healthy living and ensuring residents can easily access everyday amenities within a short walk or cycle of their homes.

To manage water, a comprehensive drainage and flood strategy will be implemented across the site, using Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to effectively manage surface water runoff, reduce flood risk, and enhance the overall resilience of the development in line with modern environmental standards.

A new electricity sub-station will be required to meet the estimated energy demand generated by the number of homes proposed, as well as other supporting infrastructure such as a local centre.

By planning for the sub-station at this stage, it can be carefully integrated into the overall scheme rather than being added later in a potentially less suitable location within the site.

The sub-station will also be carefully considered in terms of noise and design to ensure it does not adversely impact residential amenity.

The proposed development has been designed to prioritise sustainable and active travel, with new and enhanced routes for walking, wheeling and cycling provided both within the site and connecting to the surrounding area.

In addition, a new bus corridor is proposed through the site, linking residents to the local centre and providing convenient access to public transport services.

The masterplan has been designed with sustainable travel at the heart of its access and movement strategy.  By promoting walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport use, the vision and aim of this development is to reduce reliance on private cars and help minimise impacts on the local highway network.

The layout of Waldron’s Place has been designed to ensure that most existing landscape features are retained, including trees, hedgerows, ponds, and watercourses. Alongside this, new native habitats will be created, including a Country Park that will provide opportunities for people to experience nature in a sensitive way.

Green corridors will also be retained throughout the development, helping to support the movement of both wildlife and people across the site and with the surrounding area. This will connect into wider ambitions across Crewe to create a more connected network of green and active travel routes, as well as making it easier for residents of Crewe to access the surrounding countryside.

The proposed development will be set back from the Sandbach Flashes, with a proposed Country Park separating new homes from the Flashes. The Country Park will be designed to provide complementary habitats and reflect the local landscape character, allowing residents to experience and engage with the wildlife associated with the Flashes, without increasing recreational pressure on them. Creating opportunities for birdwatching is also an objective for the Country Park.

From a flood risk and drainage perspective, the proposed development will have no impact on the Sandbach Flashes.

Construction impacts are being considered at the outline stage through careful planning of the development’s phasing. This will help ensure a logical approach to construction and reduce unnecessary impacts on residents throughout the duration of the project.

The council will require a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to be submitted prior to any construction taking place. This will set out a range of measures, including:

• delivery access and timing
• dust and debris control
• noise and vibration monitoring
• waste management
• community outreach and liaison
• reasonable avoidance measures for protected species
• tree protection measures

This document will be prepared and submitted at a later stage in the project.

Yes, the proposals take into account other planning applications and recent developments in the area, particularly in relation to:

• highway impact
• the need for primary and secondary education provision
• the need for a range of housing types and tenures
• the need for access to green space for both existing and new local residents

The site lies wholly within Flood Zone 1, which indicates land with the lowest probability of flooding (less than a 1 in 1,000 annual probability of fluvial flooding). Flood mapping does identify some localised areas of surface water that will need to be managed across the site. These areas are generally associated with natural depressions in the site topography and will be accommodated within the post-development surface water drainage design, ensuring no flood risk to the site or third-party land.

A detailed Flood Risk Assessment for the site is currently being prepared and will demonstrate that the development will be safe for its lifetime in flood risk terms and will not increase flood risk off-site.

Geological mapping from the British Geological Survey does not indicate the presence of peat at the site. In addition, a series of approximately 30 trial pit excavations have been undertaken across the site. Ground conditions encountered typically comprise topsoil underlain by glacial clay deposits, with occasional sand lenses.

There are no heritage assets within the site, although there is one Grade II listed building located nearby. Historic ridge and furrow drainage systems are also present within some fields.

In terms of archaeology, the site is considered to have low potential for prehistoric to medieval remains, and moderate potential for post-medieval remains, with moderate to high potential for paleoenvironmental remains.

An archaeological report will be prepared and submitted as part of the outline planning application.

Existing Public Rights of Way will be retained and enhanced through the site, with additional walking and cycling routes proposed. These will help to better connect the existing Public Rights of Way network with both existing and new residents.