Town’s people and businesses to get say on Neighbourhood Plan

BUSINESSES and residents of Wilmslow, Cheshire are to have a say on how the town is shaped during the next 15 years.

They are being invited to engage over the contents of the Wilmslow Neighbourhood Plan.

Over the next year, a group of local volunteers will be engaging with Wilmslow residents, businesses, employees and community groups to find out what they think the town needs to continue to be a great place to live, work and visit.

The initial stages of consultation aim to find out in broad terms what they think is great about Wilmslow and what they think needs to be improved.  

Participants are being encouraged to express views on issues including housing, employment, transport, the town centre, leisure, health, education and the natural environment.

The Neighbourhood Planning group will be out and about at key local events between now and the end of July and delivering questionnaires to your home, as well as offering the opportunity to give your feedback through an online survey.

The initial general consultation will be followed by more in-depth focus groups and detailed exploration of development and land use ideas later in the year which will shape the creation of a draft Neighbourhood Plan.

Prior to being adopted, the Neighbourhood Plan will then be voted on by the residents of Wilmslow in a referendum.

Brian Donohue, chair of the Neighbourhood Planning Group said “The Wilmslow Neighbourhood Plan will establish a strategy for the development of our town based on what we as a community want.

“As well as giving local residents the power to influence what our town looks like in the future, the creation of this Plan will unlock vital funding which will help us improve Wilmslow.”