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'Someone in Westminster threw a dart at a map'
Macclesfield Express
|October 15, 2025
THE leader of a neighbouring council has become yet another voice critical of plans for a large new town in Adlington.
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Stockport's Mark Roberts, a Liberal Democrat, has described it as “someone in Westminster throwing a dart at a map”.
He says the potential settlement of 14,000-20,000 caused concerns of future residents commuting through Stockport to its town centre or towards Manchester city centre, and using local services in the borough.
Cllr Roberts said: “This seems like another example of the Labour government recklessly bulldozing over the greenbelt to meet its unrealistic housing targets.
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