Brownfield land in Cheshire East: 194 sites on the register
Cheshire East Council has published 194 brownfield sites in Cheshire East on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 176.1 hectares with an estimated capacity of 3,961 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Cheshire East register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Park Opportunity Site | 44.18 | — | permissioned |
| LPS 14: Land East of Fence Avenue, Macclesfield | 12.23 | 80 | permissioned |
| Twyfords and Cardway, Alsager | 10.26 | 212 | not yet |
| Former Manchester Metropolitan University Campus, Alsager | 9.03 | — | not yet |
| BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATIONS, WEST STREET, CREWE | 6.97 | 263 | permissioned |
| Rieter Scragg/Langley Works, Langley Road, Langley | 5.29 | 76 | permissioned |
| Former Albion Chemical Works, BOOTH LANE, MOSTON, CHESHIRE | 4.80 | 100 | permissioned |
| Cardway Business Park, LINLEY LANE, ALSAGER, ST7 2UX | 4.47 | 104 | permissioned |
Source: Cheshire East Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 30 of the 194 sites (15%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 164 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Cheshire East register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 3,961 is what the council thinks Cheshire East’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Cheshire East
- Development land in Cheshire East
- How much brownfield land is there in Cheshire East?
- Where can I build houses in Cheshire East?
- Cheshire East land availability assessment
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