Macclesfield housing news
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Macclesfield Sunday School Flats Recommended for Approval
Eight one-bedroom homes in the empty Townley Street Sunday School go to committee on Thursday. An old plan marks graves on the site, and there is no parking.
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Bollington
Crossfield Road Bollington: 77 Homes Approved, 44 Social Rent
Councillors approved 77 affordable homes in place of Bollington's Crossfield Road bungalows, and the legal deal now requires 44 at social rent, not 23.
Bollington
Bollington Bungalows Plan: The 77 Homes Councillors Approved
What Peaks and Plains proposed for 44 Bollington bungalows: 35 houses, 9 bungalows and 33 flats. Approved 30 September, with 44 homes now at social rent.
House prices
Cheshire East House Prices Hit a Record £309,121 in July
The average Cheshire East home reached a record £309,121 in July, up 5.0% in a year. Semis rose fastest, flats barely moved, and June was revised down.
Planning
Wilmslow: 293 Homes Approved at Cumber Lane and Dean Row
The board approved both schemes on 16 September: 125 Bellway homes off Cumber Lane and 168 off Dean Row Road, 30% affordable. What comes next.
Planning
Wilmslow: 293 homes on land safeguarded to 2030 face vote
Officers back 125 homes off Cumber Lane and 168 off Dean Row Road on 16 September, citing the new NPPF and a 3.3-year housing supply. How to speak.
Planning
Handforth Garden Village work starts, consent ends 26 Sept
Work has started at Handforth Garden Village, weeks before the consent expires on 26 September. The £37m bill attached to the 1,500 homes, and how to comment.
House prices
Cheshire East house prices hit £303,387, up 5% in a year
The average Cheshire East home reached £303,387 in June, a 5% annual rise. Terraces and semis climbed fastest, and 31% fewer homes sold in early 2026.
Planning
Macclesfield: Appeal Allows 200 Homes on Prestbury Road
An inspector granted outline permission for up to 200 homes off Prestbury Road, ruling the Green Belt fields are grey belt. Affordable share: 45%.
Planning
South Macclesfield Development Area: £10m grant signed away
Cheshire East signed a deed of termination with Homes England on 7 August, ending the £10m link road grant for the stalled 950-home site beside Danes Moss.