ANGER is mounting after the council revealed its 20-year vision for Warrington – with more than 7,000 homes earmarked for green belt land.

The draft local plan, which will come before the executive board on Monday, aims to deliver 18,900 new homes up until 2037.

It is also bidding to support the borough’s economic growth by making 362 hectares of employment land available.

But where are some of main proposed development sites?

Peel Hall

The plan sets out plans to build around 1,200 homes and facilities, including a primary school and residential care home, on the 69-hectare greenfield site in the north of the borough.

It comes as a blow to MP Helen Jones and campaigners, who had called for the site to be removed from the local plan.

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Peel Hall

Furthermore, under the council’s proposals, green belt would be released to build 160 homes in Burtonwood, 75 homes in Croft, 200 homes in Culcheth, 90 homes in Hollins Green, 430 homes in Lymm and 130 homes in Winwick.

Burtonwood

Land bounded by Phipps Lane, Green Lane and Winsford Drive will be allocated for a residential development totalling 160 homes.

Croft

Land next to Deacons Close will be allocated for residential development for 75 homes.

Culcheth

Land bounded by Warrington Road and Holcroft Lane will be allocated for a residential development comprising 200 homes.

Hollins Green

Land bounded by Marsh Brook Close, Warburton View and Manchester Road will be allocated for a residential development made up of 90 homes.

Lymm

Land bounded by Massey Brook Lane and Camsley House Farm will be allocated for a residential development for 60 homes, while land bounded by Pool Lane, Oldfield Road and Warrington Road will be allocated for 40 homes.

In addition, land bounded by Rushgreen Road, Tanyard Farm and the Bridgewater Canal will be set aside for a residential led, mixed-use development comprising 200 homes and a new health facility.

And land bounded by Warrington Road, the Trans Pennine Trail and Statham Community Primary School will be used for a residential development comprising 130 homes.

Winwick

Under the plans, land to the north of Winwick between Golborne Road and Waterworks Lane will be allocated for residential development to provide for 130 homes.

Warrington waterfront

The waterfront, extending from the south west of the town centre to the Manchester Ship Canal, would deliver around 2,000 new homes.

It would also deliver a major employment area incorporating a multi-modal port facility at Port Warrington, which would see 76.36 hectares of land removed from the green belt, as well as a new business hub.

However, the expansion of the port would result in the loss of part of Moore Nature Reserve.

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Moore Nature Reserve

Warrington garden suburb

The suburb, which would see huge chunks of green belt land released, is planned to deliver 7,400 homes and a major new employment site comprising 116 hectares at the junction of the M6 and M56.

Around 5,100 homes would be delivered within the plan period – with a further 2,300 homes expected to come forward after it.

South west urban extension

The proposal plans to develop land to the north of the A56 at Higher Walton as a ‘sustainable urban extension’ to the main urban area of Warrington.

It is bidding to provide 1,600 new homes, a new local centre and primary school.