Council-wide Plans
Neighbourhood Plan
Presenting the council's Neighbourhood Plan status and documents.
Neighbourhood Plan
A Neighbourhood Plan is a plan drawn up by a community. It sets out a shared vision and policies to shape future development of the area covered by the Plan. The first version of the Astbury + Moreton Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2017 with the intention that it would be valid as part of the planning process until 2030.
Following changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and the continuing development of Cheshire East’s Local Plan, the Neighbourhood Plan has been reviewed and updated. The updated Neighbourhood Plan was approved by Cheshire East Council on 17 January 2025. This means that all planning applications in our two parishes must takes account of our Neighbourhood Plan’s policies.
Astbury + Moreton Neighbourhood Plan Policies
Astbury + Moreton Design Guidelines & Design Codes
A Neighbourhood Plan helps to identify projects that are most important to the community and to make sure that development takes place in a way and at a pace that suits the residents of the plan area.
Neighbourhood Plans cannot say ‘no’ to development.
Since our original Neighbourhood Plan came into force in 2017 there have been several important changes to national and local government planning legislation. Because of these changes, our Plan needed to be updated and the Parish Council formed a Neighbourhood Plan Working Group of local residents to make sure our Plan is as strong as it can be for the future.
Other documents relating to this and the original version of the Plan are available on Cheshire East Council’s website.
Read how the Working Group developed and gained approval for the updated Plan.