Congleton Town Council regularly responds to local and national consultations to make sure the voice of our community is heard in decisions that affect our town. These consultations cover a wide range of issues such as planning, transport, housing, the environment, and community services.
As your local council, we take part because we understand the needs and priorities of Congleton’s residents. Our responses help shape proposals, protect local interests, and influence decisions made by Cheshire East Council, government departments, and other organisations.
We encourage residents to get involved too. Public responses are an important part of the democratic process — helping decision-makers understand how proposals may affect people who live, work, and spend time in Congleton. The more voices that are heard, the stronger the case for our community.
You can find details of current consultations below, along with links on how to share your views.
View the latest consultations that you can be involved in via Cheshire East Council.
Cheshire East, through its Ranger Service, manages several local parks and nature reserves, including Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve, Dane-In-Shaw Pasture, Biddulph Valley Way, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area. If you have recently been to a ranger event or visited one of the sites they manage, you are encouraged to give your feedback.
Planning functions in Cheshire East are dealt with by a Strategic Planning Board and two Committees, the Northern Planning Committee and the Southern Planning Committee. Congleton Town Council is a consultee on any local planning applications, which are dealt with via our Planning Committee.
Members of the public can comment on any planning applications via the Cheshire East Portal.
Consult on license applications for the sale of alcohol, entertainment, gambling premises and street trading and others.
Cheshire East Council will undertake a 6-week consultation (Regulation 16). The council will invite all those who commented on the Regulation 14 consultation to comment on the submission draft of CNP.
The relevant documents have been uploaded to the consultation portal and will also be live on the Congleton webpage. The consultation period will run from 06/10/25 until 17/11/25.
To comment on CNP, visit the consultation portal.
Examiner Andrew Freeman, following the submission of the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan for examination, has sent initial feedback detailed in a letter dated 27th November 2025. View here.
Listed below are consultation responses submitted via Congleton Town Council.
