The consultation process was flawed and therefore rendered itself Unsound. All of the Council run Consultation events were held at the Halliwell Jones Stadium north of the Bridgewater canal / Manchester Ship canal. The Council ignored requests for some venues to be held in South Warrington where the vast majority of the Green Belt Development is proposed via the SEWUE and 6/56 Employment Area. In addition, despite Council assurances, no hard copies of the Councils Questionnaire were available at both the Town Hall or Councils Time Square Office and the reception staff at both locations were totally unaware of this requirement

Warrington?s Transport challenges derive fundamentally from densely packed roads caused by the constraints arising from :
Three waterways : River Mersey, Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal Nearby motorways: M6(N-S), M56(E-W)and M62(E-W) Existing railway networks. Therefore the proposed additional circa 5000 new homes and new Employment area ( over 240 acres ) in South Warrington without the necessary Highway infrastructure is totally unacceptable and will undoubtedly result in further air and noise pollution, particularly in the already congested villages of Stockton Heath and Latchford. The possible addition of the Western Link will do nothing for the congestion in South East Warrington. In any event it is extremely questionable whether the business case for this project is now Sound. No exceptional circumstances for Green Belt release and the 2018 ONS data predicts significantly lower growth for the town. At present , with climate change issues and food security challenges following Brexit, it seems inappropriate to lose greenfield land from the Green Belt , much of which is currently good agricultural land.
Also fully endorse the consultation response from South Warrington Parish Group, Stretton Parish Council and RSWF.