Cheadle railway station plans steaming ahead as planning application lodged with council

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Plans that would see Cheadle to be served by its own railway station for the first time in nearly 60 years continue to steam ahead with the submission of a full planning application.

The scheme has been in the pipeline since 2020, when the Stockport suburb was invited to bid for up to £25m from the government’s £3.6bn ‘Towns Fund’ - a key plank of ministers’ ‘levelling up’ agenda.

It was ultimately awarded £14m for a trio of projects - including an eco business park and walking and cycling network - with the £9m railway station proposal being the largest and most ambitious of the three.

Efforts to deliver the station have been driven byTown’s Fund board - a partnership of leaders from the public and private sectors and local community.