Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council – Local Plan Issues and Options – Deadline for responses extended to Mon 24th Jan 2022 at 5pm

There is a virtual (Zoom) drop in session today 12pm until 7pm – please call 742467 for details. There is also a final consultation drop-in on Thurs 13^th Jan at Keele Village Hall (Highway Lane) from 3pm to 7pm. No appointment necessary, but you may not be able to speak to an officer without one.

The consultation for the Newcastle under Lyme Local Plan is now live ….the document requires people to pass comment on a number of things which also includes the following 6 growth options:

Growth Direction 1: Development on strategic sites outside the Green Belt – Large scale rural extensions
Growth Direction 2: Strategic Green Belt release for an urban extension – University Growth Corridor
Growth Direction 3: Green Belt release for development of strategic sites – Talke and Chesterton expansion
Growth Direction 4: Green Belt release for development of strategic sites – Kidsgrove expansion
Growth Direction 5: Green Belt release for development of strategic sites – Audley Rural expansion
Growth Direction 6: Combination of strategic sites across the Borough comprising both sites outside the Green Belt and sites which require Green Belt release

It also seeks views on a potential large (170 ha) employment site located in Green Belt off Moat Lane/Park Lane, Audley.

You can have your views by going to https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/planning-policy/local-plan/2 – to respond to the consultation which ends on Monday 24th January 2022 at 5pm.