Local information
The site is situated in Scholar Green, a village in the south of Cheshire close to the county border with Staffordshire. Scholar Green is located approximately five miles south of Congleton, ten miles east of Crewe and nine miles north of Stoke-on-Trent.
The site is positioned in the southern half of Scholar Green, between an established new build residential estate and the Macclesfield Canal. There are a number of amenities in the village, including several pubs, a medical centre anda Morrisons convenience store. Scholar Green Primary School is located in the village 500m north of the site and retains an Ofsted rating of ‘Good’. There are a further 11 schools within a three mile radius of the village, of which two are rated as ‘Outstanding’ with the remaining nine rated as ‘Good’ (2019-2024).
Scholar Green is well connected to the M6 motorway, with junction 17 approximately six miles north and junction 16 approximately seven miles south.Bus stops are situated on Congleton Road North, 350m west of
the site, with direct services available to the nearby towns of Alsager and
Congleton. The nearest train station to the site is Kidsgrove, approximately 2 miles south.Kidsgrove offers regular direct rail services to Stoke (8 minutes), Crewe (14minutes), Manchester (47 minutes) and Nottingham (90 minutes).
Scholar Green is well connected to the M6 motorway, with junction 17 approximately six miles north and junction 16 approximately seven miles south.Bus stops are situated on Congleton Road North, 350m west of the site, with direct services available to the nearby towns of Alsager and Congleton. The nearest train station to the site is Kidsgrove, approximately 2 miles south.Kidsgrove offers regular direct rail services to Stoke (8 minutes), Crewe (14minutes), Manchester (47 minutes) and Nottingham (90 minutes).