Residents win fight against developer's dumped mounds of building waste

Residents were left angered as large piles of waste were left covered in soil near a pond

Residents appear to have won their fight to get a major developer to shift mounds of ‘building waste’. Locals say the large piles were left near Langley Pond and covered in soil and were from the scheme of 76 homes and commercial space at Langley Business Park.

Photographs of the site had appeared to show some partially-buried building material. Seddon Homes is behind the development and then submitted a ‘discharge of condition’ application requesting Cheshire East Council agree the site’s landscaping has been completed to satisfaction.

This left residents angered and fearing, should the application be approved, this would then legitimise the mound - which they want removing. But this week the it was confirmed the application has been withdrawn and that Seddon will remove the waste.

In a letter on the planning portal, a council spokesman said: “I am pleased to note that Seddon Homes Ltd have agreed the remove the spoil material in question.

“The local planning authority looks forward to working with you in the very near future to organise and agree the management of its removal and making good.”

Ward councillor Chris O’Leary had called for enforcement action to be taken, saying there were three mounds - near the pond, at Clough Meadow and Cricketers Way. The discharge of condition application attracted well over 50 objections.

One said: “Disrupting this area by introducing unwanted building materials into a well-established habitat which supports a diverse range of species is not beneficial to the area. The developer should take steps to dispose of unwanted materials in the required manner instead of applying to discharge conditions in this way.”

Coun O’Leary said: “I am delighted that Seddon has agreed to remove the builders’ rubble and other rubbish from around Langley Pond and Clough Meadow. This is great news for Langley residents and is a testament to the hard work that many residents put in to ensure that action was take, and the work by Cheshire East planning enforcement. Now we need to see the specifics of what has been agreed and ensure that the two meadows are returned to their original condition.“

Seddon Homes has been contacted for comment.