CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL hereby gives NOTICE in accordance with section 70 of the above-named Act of the variation of the designated Sandbach Town Centre Conservation Area by the inclusion of the following areas:

The immediate curtilage of Dingle Farmhouse; the properties including curtilages known as 4-12 (evens, including 6a) and 3 (Sandbach Enterprise Centre) Bradwall Road; 1, 1a, 1b and 5 (Lea House) and 6 (Old) Middlewich Road; 45-67 Middlewich Road (odds, including Flats 49a-d and the Sandbach Army Cadet Drill Hall); 1-7 (including 1a) Fodens Terrace; and 9-15 (odds, including 11a) The Commons, Sandbach in recognition of their significance to the character and appearance of the area.

The principal effects of these variations are as follows:

1. The Council is required to prepare proposals to ensure the preservation or enhancement of the Area under Section 71 of the Act;

2. In carrying out its functions under the Planning Acts, the Council and the Secretary of State are required to take into account the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the area under section 72 of the Act;

3. Special publicity must be given to planning applications for development in the area and representations received taken into consideration in their determination under section 67 of the Act;

4. Planning permission must be obtained from the Council for the demolition of any unlisted building where the total volume is more than 115m3 and for the demolition of walls, gates and fences more than 1m high next to a highway or 2m elsewhere;

5. Six weeks written notice must be given to the Council before works are carried out to any tree in the area with a trunk diameter greater than 75mm at 1.5 metres above ground level and that is not protected by a Tree Preservation Order;

6. Permitted development rights under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England)Order 2015 are more restricted in the Conservation Area

7. The right to display certain types of advertisements without express advertisement consent is excluded under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended)

A plans showing these boundary changes is available for public inspection at the Cheshire East Borough Council offices, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach (between the hours of 9am and 5pm) and at the public library, at The Commons, Sandbach (subject to normal opening hours).

Anita Bradley, Head of Legal Services, Cheshire East Borough Council

Cheshire East Borough Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach CW11 1HZ

Date: 28th May 2015