COUNCIL CONSULTS ON FEDERAL MOGUL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

COUNCIL CONSULTS ON FEDERAL MOGUL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Closing Date 20th Jan 2011
High Peak residents have been given five weeks to have their say on blueprints to shape the transformation of a major employment site in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Brake lining manufacturer Federal Mogul has unveiled plans to sell surplus land and invest the proceeds in improving its manufacturing plant.
The land to be sold will be redeveloped for housing and for commercial development to create jobs.
Now, the Borough Council has helped the company prepare a draft strategy, called the Federal Mogul Interim Planning Statement, to guide the firm in the development of its proposals.
Linda Baldry, Executive Councillor for Planning, explained: “The statement will be used by us, along with the Local Plan, to help determine future planning applications for the site. The Council believes that the draft statement manages to strike the right balance between protecting existing jobs and supporting investment by a major local employer whilst allowing other uses, such as housing and commercial developments, on parts of the site.
We’d really like to hear whether people also think this approach is the right one and I encourage everyone in Chapel-en-le-Frith to take a look and let us have their views by the closing date of 20 January.”
The consultation period for people wishing to comment starts on Thursday (December 16) and runs to Thursday, January 20. Responses will then be considered by the council before it decides whether to adopt the strategy.
The draft strategy already reflects issues raised by residents who took part in Federal Mogul’s own consultation, back in August.
Residents can view the draft Planning Statement at Chapel-en-le-Frith Library or on the consultation website. Comments can be submitted online, by email or post.
Online: http://highpeak-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/high_peak/
Email: LDF@highpeak.gov.uk
Post: Regeneration, High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL.
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