Background
Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council are seeking your views on the proposed design and layout of the new primary school to serve the Ledsham Garden Village housing development near Ellesmere Port.
Although the new school has already been approved in principle as part of the masterplan for the Lesham Garden Village development, the detailed design of the proposed 1.5 Form Entry (FE) primary school (including external appearance, landscaping, site layout and scale) needs to be considered formally by way of a Reserved Matters planning application.
Before the application is submitted to Cheshire West and Chester Council, we would like to share the design with the local community and key stakeholders so that we may have the opportunity to consider any comments and ideas fed back to us, prior to finalising the design and submitting the Reserved Matters planning application in early spring 2026.
This is not a consultation regarding the education need; this is a consultation for planning purposes on the school building within the development. An education consultation has already taken place and when a free school provider is appointed there will be further consultation carried out by the provider.
We would like your comments on the Council's design and layout to the new school outlined in the consultation document. Please read this document before completing this survey.
Council information is also available in audio, Braille, large print or other formats. If you would like a copy in a different format, in another language or require a BSL interpreter, please email equalities@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk, telephone 0300 123 8 123 or textphone 18001 01606 275 757.