Up to nine homes could be built in the open countryside on land west of Wrenbury Road at Aston near Nantwich.

Propsco has applied for permission in principle for the properties on a 0.56-hectare parcel of land at the junction of the A530 Whitchurch Road and Wrenbury Road.

Access to the site is proposed off Wrenbury Road where a new footway would also be constructed along the site's frontage linking to the one which already exists.

The application is for 'permission in principle' (PIP) – a two-stage mechanism for obtaining planning approval for housing development.

The first stage, being applied for now, is to establish whether the site is suitable in principle.

That limits the scope for consideration to location, land use and the amount of development.

A planning statement submitted by Richard Lee Project Planning on behalf of the applicant, says: "The application site is located within the open countryside, but it is not allocated for a specific use or development on the local plan proposals map."

It points out that, following the government's revision of the housing target numbers, Cheshire East is currently unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

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And it says small or medium-sized sites can make an important contribution to meeting the housing requirement for an area.

The applicant also says the site is sustainable and has access to a range of facilities and bus services.

If PIP is granted, the site must receive a grant of technical details consent before development can proceed.

The last date for submitting comments is Wednesday 19 August.

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