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• Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside Heritage

• Townscape Improvements

• Queens Park Restoration

• Poyntor Village

• Crewe Rail Gateway

Following the Local Government Review, Cheshire East Council was formed on the 1 April 2009 and has a number of exciting, major regeneration projects taking place across the Cheshire East area.

The Landscape service delivers specialist landscape and urban design input to a variety of urban, countryside and industrial regeneration projects in the Borough, including town centre schemes, canal-side projects, access routes, landscape heritage and conservation, and large-scale projects such as park restoration.

Through partnerships with many local stakeholders, including town and parish councils and other local partners in the Borough, several townscape environmental improvements have been conducted in the Cheshire East borough, some of which are still under development.

We are renovating heritage sites, encouraging the conservation of our beautiful woodlands and countryside, and regenerating our town centres, rail and road infrastructures, to improve visitor attractions and boost the tourism industry, as well as improve quality of living and working in the area.

Planned Developments

Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside Heritage

A five year scheme to restore and preserve the heritage features and natural habitat in the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale area, an area of secluded countryside between Bollington and Rainow, near Macclesfield. The Project is being managed by a steering group with representatives of Macclesfield Borough Council, Cheshire County Council, Bollington Town Council, Rainow Parish Council, Groundwork Cheshire, The Cheshire Wildlife Trust, and The Bollin Valley Partnership, amongst others.

Townscape Improvements

Several projects are underway including streetscape improvements to Bollington town centre, a street furniture and signage project in Bollington, streetscape improvements to Disley Village Centre, environmental improvements to Park Green, Macclesfield, streetscape improvements in Handforth Village, and improvements to Park Lane, Poynton.

Queens Park Restoration

Queens Park is undergoing a £6.5 million transformation, consisting of a £2.775m support grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with the remaining investment from Cheshire East Council. As of October 2009, the Site is occupied by Tolent Construction, to complete the work to the bridges and the lake, with a 26 week contract period. The Heritage Lottery Funded works are scheduled for completion from Dec 2010 - April 2011. 

Poyntor Village

The regeneration of this village will build on the benefits brought by the construction of the South Manchester Relief Road and the addition of Waitrose Supermarket, which will catalyse change and provide a source of finance.

The 4-month Park Lane construction commences Spring 2010, the outcome of which will be monitored and used to aid design of Fountain Place between Summer 2010 to Spring 2011. Fountain Place improvements are to commence Summer 2011.

Crewe Rail Gateway

Crewe Railway Station is the gateway to the northwest of England and to Wales and will undergo an overhaul due to more and more passengers attracted by the West Coast Main Line. The project integrates improved passenger facilities, architectural renovation, a new high quality concourse area and improved traffic/parking arrangements.