Public consultation commences on development framework for Alderley Park

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A six-week consultation period on the draft development framework for Alderley Park will commence on Friday, January 30th.

Comments are invited from technical bodies, amenity groups, residents, businesses, developers and anyone with an interest in the planning and development of this 400-acre strategic employment site.

The draft framework outlines Cheshire East Council's expectations for future development on the site following the planned withdrawal of AstraZeneca's research and development function.

It outlines the ambition for Alderley Park to continue as a world class life science centre, reconfigured from a single user to a hub for life science activities. It also aims to clarify the parameters for any future development which may come forward on the site.

Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP), the new owner of Alderley Park, is proposing to invest £107m over 10 years to improve the site, repurpose buildings to make them suitable for multi-occupancy, decommission redundant facilities, and maintain and improve key assets to retain the site's world class R&D capabilities.

As set out in the framework, there may be scope for development for alternative uses on the site, including residential, to create a mix of uses which will provide income to support the establishment of the life science hub.

Rowena Burns, Chief Executive Officer of MSP, said: "The future of Alderley Park as a high quality bioscience centre is vitally important to the local economy.

"Since MSP purchased the site we have been working on how we can deliver the high-quality, sensitive and appropriate development within the site necessary to secure that future."

Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of Cheshire East Council said: "Our aim is to create an independent, self-sustaining, world-class hub for life sciences, while also protecting the heritage of this unique site.

""The early signs are very promising and we hope that with the right planning framework in place we can ensure this site remains a strategic life science site of world-class quality."

Anyone interested can view the draft framework on the Cheshire East Council website. Copies will also be available to view in Cheshire East libraries and at council offices in Macclesfield, Crewe and Sandbach.

Comments and representations can be made between Friday, January 30th and March 13th either online Or by letter to Jo Wise, CEC Spatial Planning Team, c/o Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe CW1 2BJ.

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