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

The Conservation Area boundary be extended to include:

• The houses off Moss Brow not currently included, namely 9-15 on the east and 2-8 on the west of Moss Brow.

• The new school building of Bollington Cross School and its associated playing field at the rear of St. Oswald’s Church, as well as the new annex and car park to St. Oswald’s and the immediate land to the rear of the church, the car park and at the rear of Barley Grange, which was part of its garden and contains a number of mature trees.

• Hall Hill (the area north of Henshall Road to the boundary of Dean Valley School field and west to Moss Brow) and Moss Brow, including its hedgerows, and the area and buildings of the original Lowerhouse Mill and associated community, including the allotments. Specifically Lowerhouse Mill and reservoir, houses and their associated plots west of the Fire Station and Dean Valley School on both sides of Albert Road, all houses and plots on Moss Brow, Moss Land, Ridley Road and Woodlea Drive and the three small commercial buildings on the west side of Albert Road opposite the northwest corner of the mill site.

• The Car Park to the rear of the Cock and Pheasant.

• The west side of Bollington Road south as far as 103, bringing Turner Heath, Heath House and the Stables and Coach House into the Conservation Area, as well as the traditional cottages, such as No 75 and terraces which forms most of the housing on the west side of the road and constituted part of the early development of the settlement. On the east side of the road the proposed boundary would include the front boundary of the properties, many of which have traditional stone walls, and include the triangular open space with the Millennium Bollington Cross.

• The houses and plots (front and rear) on the south side of Bollington Road/Henshall Road between Henshaws (2-4 Bollington Road) and Nursery Road.

• The houses and plots (front and rear) on the south side of Bollington Road between (18 - 40 Bollington Road).

This revised conservation area will be known as: BOLLINGTON CROSS AND LOWERHOUSE CONSERVATION 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 plan showing these boundary changes is available for public inspection at the Cheshire East Web page:

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/environment/heritage_natural_environment/conservation_listed_buildings/conservation_areas/conservation_areas_appraisals/conservation_areas_appraisals.aspx

If you are unable to inspect copies of the documents during the representations period, please contact us by email at built.heritage@cheshireeast.gov.uk or telephone 0300 123 5014, a paper copy can be requested from the Heritage Team.

Dated: 14th January 2021

Jamie Hollis, Head of Legal Services, Cheshire East Borough Council

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