Middlewich Eastern Bypass Statutory Orders
On 12 January 2022, the Council formally sealed and dated the following statutory orders:
- The Cheshire East Council (A533 Middlewich Eastern Bypass) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022
- The Cheshire East Council (A533 Middlewich Eastern Bypass) (Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2022
- The Cheshire East Council (A533 Middlewich Eastern Bypass – Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge) Scheme 2022
Following a local Public Inquiry, which was held before an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport from 8-11 November 2022, the Secretary of State made a decision on 6 June 2023 to confirm the above orders with modifications. The confirmed, modified orders can be viewed below:
- Confirmed modified CPO (PDF, 6MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 1 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 1 revised (PDF, 3.3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 2 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 3 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 4 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 4 revised (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 5 of 6 (PDF, 5MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 5 revised (PDF, 4MB)
- Confirmed modified CPO maps Sheet 6 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO (PDF, 4MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Key Plan (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 1 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 1 revised (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 2 of 6 (PDF, 2MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 3 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 4 of 6 (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 5 of 6 (PDF, 2MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 5 revised (PDF, 2MB)
- Confirmed modified SRO plans – Sheet 6 of 6 (PDF, 4MB)
- Confirmed modified Bridge Scheme and statutory instrument of implementation (PDF, 3MB)
- Confirmed modified Bridge Scheme plan (PDF, 7MB)
- Confirmed modified Bridge Scheme plan (revised) (PDF, 6.1MB)
These orders are required to facilitate the construction of the Middlewich Eastern Bypass highway scheme and permit the use of powers of compulsory purchase where necessary to acquire the necessary land as a matter of last resort, as well as providing for changes to the highways network and the construction of a bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal.
The decision
The decision of the Secretary of State and the Inspector’s Report can be viewed here, along with a summary of the modifications made to the orders:
What will happen next
The orders as confirmed become operative on the date on which the notices are first published in the local press, subject to any High Court challenge, none were received.
The statutory notices can be viewed here:
The orders as confirmed become operative on the date on which the notices are first published in the local press.
The Council is currently reviewing the programme for implementation of the Scheme and further details on this will be provided to parties impacted in due course.
What to do if you have land in the scheme
The Council wishes to continue to negotiate with landowning parties and those with an interest in the site to try to acquire the land necessary for the scheme by agreement where possible and will only seek to use compulsory purchase powers as a matter of last resort. Any parties impacted by the scheme should have already been contacted by the Council’s appointed land agent, Sanderson Weatherall, and a pack of documents has been sent to them. These documents will detail next steps to be taken and relevant contacts to discuss the scheme.
Any queries regarding the scheme should be addressed to:
Disclaimer
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Page last reviewed: 17 December 2024
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