Commons Sense

House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

New Housing Developments in Cheadle: Infrastructure

Monday 13 October 2025 · 1 question

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

Read the full transcript on Parliament.uk

At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Residents in Cheadle have raised concerns about speculative development applications, particularly in Cheadle Hulme and Woodford.
  • A potential 10,000-home new town is being proposed near the constituency border.
  • Local planning authorities can protect against speculative development by having an up-to-date local development plan in place.

Topics (select to filter)

Questions & Answers

Q1 Tom Morrison Lib Dem Cheadle
Housing Transport
Context

Residents of Cheadle have reported a surge in speculative development applications, particularly in Cheadle Hulme and Woodford. There are concerns about the lack of public infrastructure to support these developments, including oversubscribed GPs, inadequate bus services, and lack of rail service on Sundays.

Question

Residents in Cheadle have contacted me about the huge number of speculative development applications coming through, particularly in Cheadle Hulme and Woodford. We are now being told that a 10,000-home new town will potentially be situated on the constituency border. GPs are completely oversubscribed in Woodford, we have not had a Sunday rail service in over a year, and the bus services are completely inadequate. This has been raised time and again by my constituents. Will the Minister meet me and the leader of Stockport council to talk about this issue, and how the Government can get developers to start investing in infrastructure before they develop homes?

Answer from The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)

The hon. Gentleman has raised a number of issues. The best way in which local planning authorities can protect themselves from speculative development is to have an up-to-date local development plan in place. He touched on developer contributions; we remain committed to strengthening the existing system to ensure that new developments provide the necessary affordable homes and infrastructure. We will set out further details in due course. When it comes to the prospective new town, I gently point out that it was not the Government but the independent, expert new towns taskforce that recommended Adlington and 11 other locations in England should be sites for the next generation of new towns. On 28 September, we commenced a strategic environmental assessment to understand the environmental implications of new towns, and that will support final decisions.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Meeting with Tom Morrison and the leader of Stockport Council

How: Remain Committed

Was this summary accurate? Tell us

How accurate was this summary? (1 = poor, 5 = spot on)