Outrage over plans to develop up to 120 homes on Greenbelt land in Wilmslow
Jones Homes are currently preparing a planning application for the development of up to 120 new homes on the land around Butterfly Bank, South Wilmslow.
Those who wish to protect Butterfly Bank are encouraging all residents in the area to help contribute towards the protection of this Greenbelt land and fight against the proposal.
They claim that this development and many other planned developments in the surrounding areas will cause significant issues to the community.
Butterfly Bank is a notable feature on the south side of Wilmslow which is a woodland with many ancient Oak trees, of which butterflies surround the south facing slope – hence its name.
The Greenbelt land that surrounds Butterfly Bank is a landscape of medium sized irregular fields bounded by Hawthorn hedgerows with abundant hedgerow trees.
The fields are used for farming, and many walkers or ramblers frequent the walkway through Butterfly Bank from Stockton Farm through to Alderley Edge.
The current government plans have created an extremely challenging environment for local council planning offices whilst providing opportunities for developers to push through applications.
Butterfly Bank and the surrounding land is Greenbelt land which has previously been characterised as making a significant contribution to the Greenbelt by previous local plans.
If this development, 25 acres of prime greenbelt farmland is approved, then the surrounding 20 acres of green fields, forming the boundary between the Alderley Edge and Wilmslow, will, over the next 10-20 years, also be destroyed and developed as the Greenbelt Status will no longer exist.
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