A local authority is being asked by its councillors to oppose controversial proposals for a new town in Cheshire.
Adlington, in the north of the county, is one of 12 sites being considered by the government for a new town, which could have up to 20,000 new homes.
The scheme, put forward by a developer, has led to protests as well as opposition from parish and town councils and the area’s MP.
Motions have been submitted by both Labour and Conservative councillors calling for Cheshire East Council to oppose the plans, to be discussed at its full council meeting on Wednesday.
The first motion, submitted by Labour Macclesfield South councillor Fiona Wilson, calls for the council to agree not to support the current proposals for a new town at Adlington and ask the leadership to write to the government to confirm its position.
A second motion from Mike Sewart, a Conservative councillor for Poynton West and Adlington, also calls for the authority to write to the government and inform it of its opposition to the proposal.
It emerged last month that the council’s leader and deputy leader had sent a letter in June to the New Towns Task Force to “reaffirm” the authority’s support for new town proposals.
The council then said it had written to the government to “recognise” that new towns could play a role in meeting local housing need but that “recognising potential does not equate to unconditional support”.
Strategic economic assessments are under way for all 12 locations suggested as a potential new town, with final decisions set to be made next year.
The motions will be discussed at full council of Cheshire East on Wednesday (10 December).
The government is set to announce more details on the new town proposals in the spring.