WILLASTON is under siege from developers.

In the last year alone, more than 200 houses have been passed in the green gaps around Willaston.

Now a new application for 120 houses at the rear of Cheerbrook Road has been made.

Last year the council passed an application for 21 houses on a site next to the site for the new proposal.

There are many valid reasons for the refusal of this application.

The objections raised to the previous application by Willaston Parish Council are just as relevant for this application.

Recently the secretary of state refused an appeal for 880 houses in Rope and Shavington because it was premature due to the fact the local plan has not yet been adopted and in the meantime the green gaps should be preserved.

Cheshire East Council now needs to move far more quickly than it has in the past to get the local plan adopted and ensure it has a five-year housing supply that is recognised as such by planning inspectors.

Councillor Brian Silvester, Willaston and Rope Ward.