B Potential growth areas - additional information

B Potential growth areas - additional information

B.1 The broad areas, referred to as as 'potential growth areas', around each settlement have been identified through an area search. Land that was subject to significant constraints such as flood zone 3 and European or national environmental designations (for example SSSI sites) were not included. The boundary attached to each area is for illustrative purposes, and is used to identify a general area, not a specific parcel/parcels of land.

B.2 The capacities are only estimates, for illustrative purposes, and are not based on site specific circumstances. A detailed assessment of an area will be undertaken during the process of identifying land allocations in the new Local Plan.

B.3 The housing capacity for each of the identified growth areas has been estimated applying the method set out in the Council’s Land Availability Assessment. A developable area assumption of between 90% and 60% has been applied to the gross site area, and a general density of 35 dwellings per hectare.

B.4 The employment capacity is based on the gross area (ha) of the broad location and has been adjusted on mixed use sites to account for other uses.  

Growth area: CHESTER

Table B.1
Area ref Name Proposed use(s) Gross area (ha) Green Belt Housing estimate Employment estimate Growth option(s)
CH01 Chester North - Upton Triangle Mixed-use 140.39 Y 2,359 - B / C
CH02 Chester East - Piper's Ash Housing 205.53 Y 4,316 - B / C
CH03 Chester South - Wrexham Road Housing 103.04 Y 2,164 - B / C
CH04 Chester North - north of Blacon Housing 149.57 Y 3,141 - B / C

Growth area: ELLESMERE PORT

Table B.2

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

EP01

Ellesmere Port South - A5117

Mixed-Use

328.41

Y

5,517

66 ha

B / C

EP02

Ellesmere Port West - Backford Cross

Housing

53.91

Y

1,132

-

B / C

EP03

Ellesmere Port North - Little Sutton

Housing

31.47

Y

661

-

B / C

EP04

East of Protos

Mixed-use

32.01

N

-

32 ha

A / B

Growth area: NORTHWICH

Table B.3

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

NOR01

Barnton North - south of Cogshall Lane

Housing

80.58

Y

1,692

-

B / C

NOR02

Wincham North - north of Wincham Lane

 Housing

32.52

Y

683

-

B / C

NOR03

Wincham East - north of Wincham Business Park

Employment

5.57

Y

-

6 ha

B / C

NOR04

Gadbrook South - Park Farm

Employment

14.85

N

-

15 ha

A / B / C

NOR05

Southwest Gadbrook Park 

Employment

32.4

N

-

32 ha

A / B / C

NOR06

Davenham East - south of Church Street

Housing

41.06

N

862 

-

A / B / C

NOR07

Davenham West - north of Eaton Lane

Housing

21.08

N

443

-

A / B / C

NOR08

Hartford South - south of A556

Mixed-use

42.91

N

901

-

A / B / C

NOR09

Hartford North - east of Littledales Lane

Housing

33.08

Y

695

-

B / C

NOR10

Weaverham South - north of railway line 

Housing

41.67

Y

875

-

B / C

NOR11

Weaverham West - west of Sandy Lane

Housing

28.29

Y

594

-

B / C

NOR12

Weaverham North - north of Farm Road

Housing

20.07

Y

421

-

B / C

Growth area: WINSFORD

Table B.4

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

WIN01

Winsford North - Wharton Green

Employment

28.62

N

-

29 ha

A / B

WIN02 (A)

Winsford East - north of Willowbeds

Employment

34.3

N

-

34 ha

A / B

WIN02 (B)

Winsford East - south of Willowbeds

Employment

35.7

N

-

36 ha

A / B / C

WIN03

Winsford South - Clive Green

Housing

41.07

N

862

-

A / B / C

WIN04

Winsford South - Ways Green

Housing

79.62

N

1,672

-

A / B / C

WIN05

Winsford West - Hebden Green

Housing

303.6

N

6,376

-

A / C

WIN06

Winsford West - Blakeden Lane

Mixed-use

152.76

N

2,566

31 ha

A / B 

WIN07

Winsford West - Salterswell

Housing

104.34

N

2,191

-

A / B / C

Growth area: CUDDINGTON & SANDIWAY

Table B.5

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

CUD01

Cuddington North - east of Warrington Road

Housing

15.39

Y

323

-

B / C

CUD02

Sandiway South - Dalefords Lane

Housing

 43.95

N

923

-

A / B / C

CUD03

Sandiway South - south of Chester Road

Mixed-use

17.82

N

187

5.35

A / B / C

CUD04

Sandiway West - Forest Road

Housing

63.56

Y

1,335

-

B / C

CUD05

Cuddington North - east of Delamere Park

Housing

57.06

Y

 1,198

-

B / C

Growth area: FARNDON

Table B.6

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

FAR01

Farndon West - west of Chester Road

Housing

30.28

N

636

-

A / B / C

FAR02

Farndon East - west of Sibbersfield Lane

Housing

30.05

N

631

-

A / B / C

FAR03

Farndon South - west of Crewe Lane

 Housing

3.82

N

134

-

A / B / C

Growth area: FRODSHAM

Table B.7

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

FRO01

Frodsham East - east of Townfield Lane

Housing

30.28

Y

636

-

B / C

FRO02

Frodsham South - east of Kingsley Road

Housing

33.44

Y

702

-

B / C

FRO03

Frodsham West - north of Marsh Green

Housing

32.04

Y

 673

-

B / C

Growth area: HELSBY

Table B.8

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

HEL01

Helsby North - Chester Road

Housing

21.52

Y

452

-

B / C

HEL02

Helsby West - south of The Rock

Housing

10.2

Y

250

-

B / C

HEL03

Helsby South - Chester Road

Housing

14.06

Y

344

-

B / C

Growth area: KELSALL

Table B.9

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

KEL01

Kelsall south - south of Flat Lane

Housing

32.86

N

690

-

A / B / C 

KEL02

Kelsall North - south of A54

Housing

38.9

Y

818

-

B / C

Growth area: MALPAS

Table B.10

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

MAL01

Malpas North - east of Chester Road

Housing

7.12

N

187

-

A / B / C

MAL02

Malpas South - east of Old Hall Street

Housing

13.09

N

321

-

A / B / C

MAL03

Malpas South - north of Mastiff Lane

Housing

14.95

N

366

-

A / B / C

MAL04

Malpas West - north of Wrexham Road

Housing

19.77

N

514

-

A / B / C

MAL05

Malpas North - west of Chester Road

Housing

11.77

N

288

-

A / B / C

Growth area: NESTON & PARKGATE

Table B.11

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

NEP01

Parkgate North - Boathouse Lane

Housing

41.7

Y

876

-

B / C

NEP02

Parkgate North - north of Clayhills

Mixed-use

75.04

Y

788

38 ha

B / C

NEP03

Parkgate East - north of Raby Park Road

Housing

13.69

Y

335

-

B / C

NEP04

Neston East - south of Raby Park Road

Housing

23.6

Y

677

-

B / C

NEP05

Neston East - south of Hinderton Road

Housing

12.76

Y

313

-

B / C

NEP06

Little Neston East - Mill Lane

Housing

66.88

Y

1,404

-

B / C

Growth area: TARPORLEY

Table B.12

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

TAR01

Tarporley East - Walkers Lane

Housing

25.95

N

545

-

A / B / C

TAR02

Tarporley South - Brook Road

Housing

27.38

N

575

-

A / B / C

TAR03

Tarporley West - north of Birch Heath Road

Housing

7.09

N

186

-

A / B / C

TAR04

Tarporley West - west of The Rectory, High Street

Housing

9.26

N

243

-

A / B / C

TAR05

Tarporley North - north of A49

Housing

31.46

N

661

-

A / B / C

Growth area: TARVIN

Table B.13

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

TARV01

Tarvin North - north of By Pass Road

 Housing

21.31

Y

448

-

B / C

TARV02

Tarvin East - east of Church Street

Mixed-use

27.59

N

464

-

A / B / C

TARV03

Tarvin West - Tarvin roundabout

Housing

3.43

Y

102

-

B / C

Growth area: TATTENHALL

Table B.14

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

TAT01

Tattenhall North - north of Keys Brook

Housing

15.31

N

322

-

A / B / C

TAT02

Tattenhall East - east of Harding Avenue

Housing

13.67

N

335

-

A / B / C

TAT03

Tattenhall South - south of Burwardsley Road

Mixed-use

9.86

N

207

-

A / B / C

TAT04

Tattenhall South - east of Bolesworth Road

Housing

2.48

N

74

-

A / B / C

TAT05

Tattenhall South - south of Frog Lane

Housing

11.67

N

286

-

A / B / C

TAT06

Tattenhall West - south of Chester Road

Housing

11.08

N

271

-

A / B / C

TAT07

Tattenhall West - north of Chester Road

Housing

8.54

N

224

-

A / B / C

Rural train station: ACTON BRIDGE

Table B.15

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

ACB01

Acton Bridge South - south of Station Hill

Housing

7.7

Y

202

-

C

ACB02

Acton Bridge South - north of Station HIll

Housing

8.78

Y

230

-

C

ACB03

Acton Bridge West - west of Hill Top Road

Housing

7.51

Y

197

-

C

ACB04

Acton Bridge North - Hill Top Road, Strawberry Lane

Housing

5.27

Y

138

-

C

ACB05

Acton Bridge West - west of Hill Top Road

Housing

7.71

Y

202

-

C

Rural train station: CAPENHURST

Table B.16

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

CAP01

Capenhurst South - south of Dunkirk Lane

Housing

18.67

Y

392

-

C

CAP02

Capenhurst West - north of Dunkirk Lane

Housing

12.4

Y

304

-

C

Rural train station: DELAMERE

Table B.17

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

DEL01

Delamere South - east of Station Road

Housing

13.97

Y

342

-

C

Rural train station: ELTON

Table B.18

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

ELT01

Elton North - Old Camp

Employment

6.17

N

-

6 ha

C

ELT02

Elton West - south of railway line

Housing

17.81

Y

374

-

C

ELT03

Elton East - east of Ash Road

Housing

9.02

Y

237

-

C

ELT04

Elton - Junction 14 (M56)

Housing

11.42

Y

280

-

C

Rural train station: HOOTON

Table B.19

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

HOO01

Hooton West - north of Hooton Road

Housing

8.19

Y

215

-

C

HOO02

Hooton North - adjacent Hooton Trading Estate

Housing

6.99

Y

183

-

C

HOO03

Hooton East - north of Hooton Road

Mixed-use

18.27

Y

307

2 ha

C

HOO04

Hooton South - east of Waterlocks Lane

Housing

9

Y

236

-

C

Rural train station: LOSTOCK GRALAM

Table B.20

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

LOS01

Lostock North - north of Manchester Road

Housing

15.7

Y

330

-

C

LOS02

Lostock South - east of Lostock Hollow

Housing

12.13

N

297

-

C

LOS03

Lostock South - west of Lostock Hollow

Housing

11.65

N

284

-

C

Rural train station: MOULDSWORTH

Table B.21

Area ref

Name

Proposed use(s)

Gross area (ha)

Green Belt

Housing estimate

Employment estimate

Growth option(s)

MOU01

Mouldsworth North - east of Station Road

 Housing

0.69

Y

22

-

C

MOU02

Mouldsworth North - west of Station Riad

Housing

2.72

Y

81

-

C

MOU03

Mouldsworth South - west of Church Street

Housing

0.95

Y

30

C