Congleton Town Council

The Town is not only a great place to live, but also to work, building on its proud manufacturing past, it now boasts innovative high-tech industries and cutting edge research and development companies; both big and small, as well as a strong service sector.

Congleton does not offer the frenetic lifestyle of a city or large town, but it does offer a creative environment in which to enjoy your own lifestyle, at whatever pace you decide suits you and your family. The town offers the opportunity for good quality leisure time, with access to beautiful countryside and gardens.

If you are looking to relocate to Congleton, we can help and support you through either the Business or the Development Portfolio's.

Business Portfolio (PDF copy can be downloaded below)

“This Portfolio is an online resource for all sectors of business and should be used as a tool; not only to showcase current opportunities and allocations, but also to guide new businesses in the right direction when it comes to contacting the appropriate people. It is also about the best approach to working with the Town Council, Partnership, Chamber and Cheshire East Council to deliver economic development.”
This Directory has been developed in a pdf format for ease of access to the information enclosed, but also to enable the content to be updated; as accommodation is occupied or vacated. We strongly advise that anyone using this resource should regularly check with either the ‘Congleton means business’ team or web site, to ensure they are in possession of the latest information relating to the opportunities in the town of Congleton. Contact details for the team can be found in Section 10 of the Portfolio. If you are a landlord or property owner and have premises or land you want to market, or a retailer with a specific need, then do not hesitate to talk to the ‘Congleton means business’ team and we shall assist you wherever possible. We can introduce you to the right people within the town and local authority, as well as providing advice about our own understanding of opportunities, demand and current land use designations, relating to our town and your established business or new business needs.

This Portfolio is a tool to drive forward the economic and physical development of the town. The companion document ‘The Developer’s Portfolio’ contains information on all current development opportunities and allocations in the town. We recommend you refer to both documents for a complete picture of what Congleton has to offer. “The Town Council, Partnership and Chamber will do everything in their power to ensure new businesses are welcomed to the town and choose Congleton as the place to be!”

Developers Portfolio (PDF copy can be downloaded below)

The Developer’s Portfolio identifies a number of development sites within the town that are suitable for development in the short to mid-term. These sites are a mix of previously developed employment land within the town centre and hinterland, car parks and small sites within existing business and employment areas.
Whilst this is by no means a comprehensive list of the sites available, they do offer the most opportunity to deliver the transformational change for Congleton as a result of location, size or situation. There are seven town centre sites, all of which have been previously identified within the Town Centre Plan (2008), (this can be viewed on request) and a further six sites within the wider town. Further sites will be forthcoming in the future as a result of the Core Strategy, Allocations DPD and the preparation of one of the country’s first Neighbourhood Plan’s (part of the new Localism Bill).
Other sites will also emerge as a result of the natural turnover of land and properties. These will be added to the portfolio periodically as they are identified. The portfolio provides a commentary of each site, including a brief description of the site and its situation, the current planning context and the opportunities the site provides, including the uses that will be acceptable for this site. Not all the sites identified will be suitable for a single use, for example residential or employment development, therefore, a mixture of uses will be looked upon favourably by the Town Council and Cheshire East Council www.cheshireeast.gov.uk at the planning application stage. Windfall sites will also emerge over time and whilst these may not be identified here, early discussions with the Local Planning Authority are encouraged.
This portfolio cannot hope to identify all of the opportunities and constraints for each site, or  account for changes in the market and land values over the next few years and therefore,
the comments made are recommendations only. It should be stressed that a single use on mixed sites may be acceptable; however, the onus will be on developers to justify this change.
The Town Council and Cheshire East Council will discourage the change of any land identified for employment use to residential, as the former is in short supply within the Town.

We encourage you to open and peruse the Developers Portfolio it contains a detailed summary of the opportunities that currently exist in Congleton.

PDF Downloads

• The Business Portfolio (Low Res Version)
• The Developers Portfolio (Low Res Version)

If you wish to access the high resolution version of these files please contact our business support co-ordinator Mike Smith on 01260 270350.