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About Mollington
Mollington is a small village of around 640 people situated approximately two miles north of the centre of Chester. It is sandwiched between the A41 Chester-Liverpool and the A540 Chester-Hoylake roads and is bisected by the Shropshire Union canal. It has a primary school, which it shares with its neighbours Lea-by-Backford and Backford, and a Pre-School. Other shared facilities are the Village Hall (formally opened by Viscount Leverhulme in 1950) and the local church. Additionally Mollington has two 4-star hotels and two residential care homes.
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Latest News and Current Activities
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Parish Councillor Vacancy
If you feel you have a contribution to make to our community and are interested in becoming a Co-opted Parish Councillor, we would love to hear from you. Please contact our Clerk: Pauline English Clerk to the Parish Council 75 Seacombe Drive Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2BB Email eng02@ntlworld.com Tel 0151 339 1405 07890 140412 |
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Farm Redevelopment
Warren Farm submitted a planning application to build 6 houses at Warren Farm on Townfield Lane, Mollington.
You can see the comments on the planning section of the Cheshire West and Cheshire Planning portal. Planning Application No. 20/04324/FUL View a PDF diagram of the proposal here. The Parish Council discussed this at their meeting on Tuesday, 11 January. We made a number of comments regarding the need to maintain the open aspect on Green Belt and the need for high quality design and sustainability. View the comments made by the Parish Council here. |
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The Green - Mollington. Proposed Development on the Former Golf Course, Mollington.
Harworth, the owners of the former golf course, submitted a planning application on 24 August 2020, Reference 20/03019/FUL. Following a survey of residents opinions, carried out jointly by Ward Councillor, Simon Eardley and Mollington Parish Council, Mollington Parish Council has objected to the proposal in line with the comments made by those residents who responded. Details as follows: 240 questionnaires were circulated. The questionnaires were unbiased offering residents the options of supporting the application, rejecting the application or providing no opinion. Replies were received from 64 households (27%). Those supportive, (strongly or partially) of the proposed development numbered 18 (32%). Those opposed, (strongly or partially) of the proposed development numbered 44 (69%). The major concerns stated were:
Residents/Respondents were also concerned about the loss of wildlife habitat should a larger development be approved. When asked “What are your priorities for the site” there were 156 responses: • 40 mentioned improved walking and cycling routes. • 72 mentioned re wilding /nature/managed projects. Thank you to all residents who took time to respond. R D Jones Chair Mollington Parish Council |
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Current Planning Policy: CWaC Local Plan Policy STRAT 9 Greenbelt and countryside.
PLANNING
For those who are interested, here is a link to the CWaC Local Plan policy map - you can zoom into Mollington and click on the various layers to see what policies affect your area at Local Plan level. If you have specific questions on planning policy, its best to contact the Planning Policy Team via email: planningpolicy@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
PLANNING
For those who are interested, here is a link to the CWaC Local Plan policy map - you can zoom into Mollington and click on the various layers to see what policies affect your area at Local Plan level. If you have specific questions on planning policy, its best to contact the Planning Policy Team via email: planningpolicy@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
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New Council App available to make reporting faults easier To download the app, search Cheshire West and Chester in either the Apple or android app store. Watch this short video showing how easy it is to use: ( https://vimeo.com/user22784367/review/440740855/cac24b70b6 ) |
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Five Villages Community Hub project update - January 2020 Work has just started at the Station Road village hall site in Backford. Mph Construction "broke ground" on 4th January 2021 with completion expected by early June 2021. This is the start of the community's £1m project to build a new hub for the community. Once complete the old 1950 hall will be demolished. An exciting physical start to a project four years in preparation made possible by generous national funders, many hall events, and private donors. The hall committee would like to thank our local community and our three parish councils for their financial contributions of £50,000 via the precept, a significant factor in making this community asset happen. With the groundwork prepared, the next jobs include concrete pouring followed by steelwork erection. More soon. The goal is for this new hall to offer various opportunities for all members of our community and beyond to engage in social , cultural, sporting, educational and health-related activities. Badminton, children's sports, book club, painting, language lessons, yoga, theatre, music and more! |
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Corona Virus Covid 19 Community Response
The Covid 19 Mutual Aid document includes many useful telephone numbers for help of various kinds and includes, near the end, a FOOD DELIVERY service page which we hope will be of use to residents. For help, in the first instance, please ring the official support number on 0300 123 7031 Covid support Document Click here to view the document. |
Meanwhile, Mollington Parish Council continue to operate during lock-down by holding distance meetings via IT platforms.
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Traffic Concerns Around the School Speed of traffic along Grove Road particularly, but not exclusively, around school pick up times has been of concern for a number of years. Mollington and Lea Parish Council in conjunction with Highways, are looking at the possibility of changing the speed limit from 'de-restricted' 60 mph to 40mph. The exercise will initially involve Highways conducting a survey of those residents affected by the speeding traffic. |
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Trees Some residents have expressed concern at the number of trees which have be felled on private land in recent years. Applying Tree Protection Orders on trees in the Parish is a lengthy and resource heavy exercise. We would therefore ask residents to respect these wonderful old trees and make every effort to care for any on their land, for the benefit of all. Below is the link to the trees section of the Cheshire West website. At this location you will find information about: 1 Trees and tree preservation map 2 Tree Preservation Orders 3 Trees that are in a conservation area 4 Works to protected trees 5 Trees overhanging boundaries 6 Hedges https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/planning-and-building-control/total-environment/trees-and-hedges/trees-and-tree-preservation-or.aspx |
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Six Villages Hyperfast Fibre Broadband Project Update
The project team are working with a company called B4RN to build a full fibre network to deliver GIGABIT broadband to everybody in our community. The team need your help. Please sign up. You can apply for a GIGABIT voucher to help us raise funds to enable the project to start. Click here for more information |