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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Cheshire Community Action Responds to the Cheshire West Local Plan Consultation
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Issues and Options consultation on its new Local Plan runs until 29 August 2025. The plan will guide where homes, jobs and infrastructure go over the next 15 years and invites comments on three broad ways of distributing growth across the borough. Cheshire Community Action (CCA) has submitted two distinct responses on behalf of rural communities and the voluntary sector.
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Rural Housing Support Extended to March 2026
Cheshire Community Action (CCA) is pleased to announce that the Rural Housing Enabler Programme will continue for another year, thanks to extended funding from Defra through to March 2026.
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Calling all Town and Parish Councils aiming to address local housing needs!
CCA is funded by Defra up to March 2025 to provide a Rural Housing Enabler Service that can help your town or parish council identify and address local housing needs by acting as an independent advisor through the process.
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Cheshire Community Actions Launches New Rural Housing Enabler Service
Cheshire Community Action (CCA) is excited to announce that it has secured Defra funding for a full time Rural Housing Enabler (RHE) post up to March 2025 as part of its Unleashing Rural Opportunity strategy.
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