Ainscough submits plans for former yoghurt factory
A PLANNING application has been submitted to build 160 new family homes on the 20-acre site of the former Ski Yoghurt factory in the Cheshire village of Cuddington.
The site is being redeveloped by Ainscough Strategic Land – the company owned by entrepreneur Martin Ainscough which specialises in bringing former industrial sites back into use.
It has been working with Cheshire West and Chester Council on proposals for the site since 2007 and the £30m proposal it has submitted includes plans for new public spaces and community allotments.
“The evolution of this planning application has been a brilliant example of real ‘localism’ in practice,” said the company’s managing director, Nigel McGurk.
“The resulting plans will turn a longstanding eyesore into a tremendous asset for this beautiful Cheshire village.
McGurk added that the site has already had a “fantastic” response from housebuilders looking to build schemes on part of the site.
Ainscough Strategic Land was set up in October 2007 following Ainscough’s sale of the family’s crane hire business in a £255m buy-out.
It now owns ten major sites across the UK including a 40-acre greenfield site at Bishop Auckland and a 37-acre site in Leyland, which already has planning permission for 471 new homes.
