Future development in Warrington set out

A plan to deliver homes, jobs, transport infrastructure and community facilities in Warrington has been updated.Warrington Borough Council’s new proposed local plan seeks a reduction in new housing from 945 a year over 20 years to 816 a year over a reduced period of 18 years. Under the updated plan, the amount of land proposed to be removed from the green belt is 580 hectares, equating to five per cent of the total amount of green belt land in the borough.It also proposes the removal of the South West Urban Extension from the plan (1,600 homes), the housing allocation for Phipps Lane in Burtonwood Village (160 homes), and the Massey Brook Lane site in Lymm (66 homes).The council will also move away from the ‘Garden Suburb’ concept in South Warrington (4,200 new homes), and instead include new proposals for a South East Warrington Urban Extension. This will have ?a reduced allocation of 2,400 new homes during the plan period.Proposals form the Proposed Submission Version Local Plan, which will be considered by the cabinet at its meeting on Monday 13 September. If approved, the plan will be put before the full council on 20 September for approval, ahead of a new, six-week period of public consultation