CCA calls for locally distinctive rural policies in new Cheshire West Local Plan
Cheshire Community Action has submitted its response to Cheshire West and Chester Council’s consultation on the scope of its new Local Plan.
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New national planning rules: what town and parish councils need to know
The Government published a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 17 August 2026. It changes how planning applications are considered and how future Local and Neighbourhood Plans must be prepared.
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Neighbourhood Planning Funding Withdrawn: A Setback for Community-Led Planning Across Cheshire and Warrington
The Government has announced that it will no longer fund new neighbourhood planning support beyond March 2025. Locality, which delivers the support programme on behalf of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), confirmed shortly after the spending review that no new grants or technical assistance packages will be available for groups producing neighbourhood plans. Existing support already approved will be completed by March 2026 at the latest.
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A Farewell to our Community Led Planning Officer and changes to our Neighbourhood Planning Service
Many of you will know Lucy Hughes if you have produced a neighbourhood plan in Cheshire or Warrington. But we are sad to say that she has moved on to pastures new.
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