Five homes are proposed on a field at Dunvilles Farm at Nether Alderley.

Whittaker Cap Ltd has applied for permission in principle to build on 0.24 hectares of greenfield land at the junction of Bollington Lane and Chelford Road.

A cover letter submitted with the application by Newmark says the site is an open agricultural field scattered with several trees, none of which are subject to tree preservation orders.

It says it is in the green belt and open countryside but points out Cheshire East no longer has a five-year housing land supply.

Two letters of support have been posted on the council's planning portal.

One, from a Nether Alderley resident, states: "In my view the site represents a logical and appropriate location for development.

"The land appears to fall within what is often described as 'grey belt', being land that is well related to existing development along the road and does not strongly contribute to the wider openness of the green belt."

Another says: "I am in full support of this application.

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"The site is clearly sustainable and doesn't really contribute to the greenbelt."

The application is for permission in principle (PIP).

This is a two-stage mechanism for obtaining planning approval for housing development.

The first stage, being applied for now, is to establish whether the site is suitable in principle.

That limits the scope for consideration to location, land use and the amount of development.

If PIP is granted, the site must receive a grant of technical details consent before development can proceed.

The application, number 26/0676/PIP, can be viewed on the planning portal on Cheshire East Council's website.

The last date for submitting comments is March 25.

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