Stop Adlington New Town in the Media

This page brings together news articles, broadcasts, and other media coverage relating to Stop Adlington New Town. It includes reporting from local, regional, and national outlets that have covered the proposals, the campaign, and the concerns of the local community.

The links below are provided for reference and context, and reflect how the issue has been reported across a range of sources.

For news from the campaign itself, see Latest News .

Several projects in Starmer’s flagship ‘new towns’ programme deemed unviable

March 21, 2026 Financial Times Ministers conclude that some of these projects cannot go ahead and will be ‘deprioritised’ Archive

Adlington farmer condemns new town plan as 'total desecration'

March 11, 2026 Quays News An Adlington-based farmer says the construction of 20,000 new homes would be ‘a total desecration’.

Adlington new town protestors ready to take campaign on the road

March 5, 2026 Macclesfield Nub News The Supporters of the Adlington Green Belt (SOTAG) are taking their campaign on the road this weekend

Campaigners speak out against Adlington New Town plans

February 18, 2026 Quays News A plan to build 20,000 new homes is being strongly opposed by local residents. Adlington, Cheshire, was highlighted by the government’s New Towns Taskforce as one of twelve sites across England to be converted into a new town.

Photos from the latest protest against the Adlington new town proposals

January 19, 2026 Macclesfield Nub News Photos from the latest protest against the Adlington new town proposals

'Not in my name': Labour's new towns battle

January 7, 2026 Financial Times Ministers’ response to the UK’s acute housing shortage is running into local opposition Archive

Petition against Adlington new town presented to Commons

December 18, 2025 BBC News The petition against the plans for a new town in Cheshire has almost 19,000 signatures.

Unanimous vote sparks hope for the people of Adlington

December 15, 2025 The Northern Quota An eye-catching 70-0 vote to oppose a new town development in Adlington highlights the strength of local opposition to the plan from the local community. In September the government's new towns taskforce earmarked Adlington as a potential site for a new town - bringing around 20,000 new homes, built over nearly 2,500 acres of greenbelt

Cheshire East Council unanimously agree to oppose Adlington new town plans

December 11, 2025 Macclesfield Nub News Cheshire East Council has voted unanimously to oppose plans for a new town of up to 20,000 homes at Adlington

Sidelined Cheshire East formally opposes Adlington new town

December 11, 2025 Place North West The council will ask the government to abandon plans to create a 20,000-home settlement in the Green Belt after a cross-party motion was carried this week.