Cheshire East Council has blocked plans for two housing developments to be built near Banbury.

Planning inspectors rejected developers' appeals for permission to build a total of 78 homes at housing developments in Shavington, near Crewe, and Spurstow, near Bunbury.

Cheshire East Leader, Councillor Michael Jones, said the two decisions, and another recent ruling backing the Council's rejection of an application for 800 homes in Shavington, show that the Council was right to continue to contest developments that were deemed 'unsuitable and unsustainable'.

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Councillor Jones said: "I am really pleased that the inspectors have backed the Council's decision to refuse planning permission in these appeals – and not awarded costs against the Council in a further appeal we unfortunately did not win. This is very encouraging news for the residents of Cheshire East.

"Securing these latest appeal victories, following similar recent successes, shows that it is not 'open season' for each and every scheme that comes along – and that we clearly can stand up to developers and prevent development that is inappropriate or unsustainable.

"It shows that we are continuing to fight for the interests of Cheshire East's residents – and having some hard-earned successes."

(CD/JP)