Our objection:
Read the referenced documents here
Background
Cheshire East Council are wanting to spend £1.38m to mitigate an overstated flood risk at Poyton Pool. The current solution is not necessary & has high environmental & amenity damage, impacting protected species & 80+ trees.
The planning application is open until 10.1.24 for objections.
Today Friends of Poynton Pool (FoPP), an official Community Group, with a formal constitution, submitted their objection to the planning application.
FoPP has undertaken an in-depth review of all documentation; from the initial consultation to this full planning application, and we consider the justification for this proposal contains some fundamental omissions, errors, and inconsistencies which are covered in detail in the attached objection report.
We encourage you to read our objection and take action before we lose a valuable community asset.
Our key areas of objection:
- A full site survey and ground investigation has not been undertaken
- The catchment area of Poynton Pool is not fully understood
- The risk to life is tolerable but this is not reflected in the planning application
- Options for spillway work at Poynton Pool are disproportionate to the risk
- The scheme costs are significant and likely to increase
- Inaccurate Environment and Arboricultural Impact Assessments
- The scheme design fails to take account of public opinion
To summarise:
None of us want to look back on this flood mitigation proposal with regret that we had not spent enough time collecting the right investigations and validating options. History is littered with public outrage in the aftermath of decisions made in haste.
There are four ways that you can submit your objection:
Online
Through the Planning portal - www.poyntonpool.org/object
Email
planning@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Post
Head of Planning and Housing
Development Management
PO Box 606
Municipal Buildings
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 9HP
Poynton Civic Hall
A letter in an addressed envelope (to the address above) left at Poynton Civic Hall reception by Monday 8th January
Note: If you post or email your objection quote the following:
- Planning reference number - 23/4152M
- Address of the location - The Dam Embankment of Poynton Pool Reservoir, Poynton Park, London Road North (B5092), Poynton.
For guidance on how and why to object visit our website - https://poyntonpool.org/planning-objections/