Cheshire East prepared a new draft of the plan which says what homes, businesses and infrastructure will be built in Macclesfield and around the borough until 2030.

Planners had to go back to the drawing board to determine where more houses could be built after a government planning inspector ruled there were ‘serious failings’ in the council’s draft.

And now, following the resubmission of the plans, which includes a revised housing requirement of 36,000 homes and has the support of the Local Plan Inspector, the council is in a position to put it before the strategic planning board.

Sites to accommodate the extra homes includes land at Gaw End Lane in Lyme Green, between Chelford Road and Whirley Road, between Gawsworth Road and Pexhill Road and an area of land to the south west of the town, being referred to as the South West Macclesfield Development Area.

Local Plan Inspector Stephen Pratt broadly supported the further work carried out by the council.

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He said: “There is no doubt that Cheshire East Council has produced an impressive and comprehensive set of additional evidence within a relatively limited amount of time during the suspension of the examination.”

The revised Local Plan Strategy is set to go before strategic planning board on Thursday, February 18, and will be put Cabinet on 23rd, and for approval by Full Council on February 25 before further extensive public consultation. Councillors are also set to spend the day discussing the amended draft on Friday, February 26.

Councillor Rachel Bailey, who is expected to become new council leader next month and is in charge of the Local Plan, said: “The positive views expressed by the Inspector have enabled the Council to make amendments to our Local Plan with confidence and publish these for consultation.

“We therefore propose to take a report to a full meeting of the Council at the end of February, setting out proposed amendments to the plan.

“This will include a comprehensive suite of development sites to accommodate the larger scale of growth now planned for the Borough. Following a period of full consultation, during March and April, further examination hearings are expected to be held in early autumn.

“We are doing everything possible to progress the Local Plan and to speed up its completion. We are mindful that we have to work within the processes and timescales set out in legislation.

“However, with every stage we are working hard to bring the final adoption of the Local Plan a step closer.”

The Council is due to submit the Local Plan Strategy, with any amendments, to the Planning Inspector in June 2016.