With planning starting in 2012 for the Congleton Link Road, the Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order was made by Cheshire East Council on 14 October 2016.

The proposed scheme will link the A536 Macclesfield Road south of Eaton and the A534 Sandbach Road south of Somerford along a 5.5 kilometre bypass located to the north of Congleton town centre.

Cheshire East Council say that, “The Link road will reduce town centre traffic congestion, cut pollution, and improve air quality, benefiting people’s health and the environment.

“The scheme will bring economic and social regeneration to Congleton by supporting new development sites and improving access to jobs at Radnor Park Industrial Estate and Congleton Business Park.”

Once the Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order was released, Fisher German worked with landowners and occupier, advising them of the scheme’s impact and providing a clear way forward. On an individual basis, objection letters to the proposed scheme were drafted and submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport to express our client’s concerns. Through the submission of an objection letter, our clients then became statutory objectors to the Compulsory Purchase Order.

It is imperative that potential claimants submit an objection letter, as being a statutory objector, the claimant is in a greater position to negotiate with the acquiring authority; enabling a platform for discussion as well as consideration of the principle grounds of objection through Public Inquiry by the Secretary of State.

Cheshire East Council anticipate that the Public Inquiry will take place in June 2017 and are continuing to carry out assessments and further preparations to the business case.

If you would like more information regarding the Congleton Link Road, please contact Hugh Maxfield in Fisher German’s Knutsford Office.

Email: hugh.maxfield@fishergerman.co.uk

Tel: 01565 757973