More than 85 residents attended a planning meeting where Wilmslow Town Council unanimously decided to oppose Bellway Homes' proposal to construct 133 houses.
The developer aims to build these homes on a 5.43-hectare site off Cumber Lane in Wilmslow, known as LPS59, which was previously part of the green belt but is now earmarked for housing under the current local plan.
Local action group Protect Lindow has urged Cheshire East to reconsider its housing site allocations to save this area, which not only holds substantial peat deposits but also lies within close proximity to the discovery site of the famous preserved corpse "Lindow Man".
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At the meeting, Max Griffiths from Protect Lindow said: "You can see from the attendance this evening that there is very strong local objection to this development, but we are well aware that strength of local feeling is not enough on its own to reject a planning application."
He further argued that the proposal should be declined by Cheshire East Council due to it breaching both local and national planning policies.
Protect Lindow is campaigning for the site's reinstatement into the green belt to conserve the peatland.
Mr Griffiths said: "Bellway's own application highlights the presence of significant quantities of deep peat on the site, especially to the south and west where it borders the rest of LPS 59.
"However, the application underplays the amount of carbon that would be released as a result of this development and fails to provide a robust carbon balance assessment.
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"Without this, the application fails to demonstrate that it meets local and national policies in respect of climate change and should be rejected."
His remarks were acknowledged with applause from attendees.
Following weeks of collective action led by the group Protect Lindow, the planning session took place alongside an ongoing campaign encouraging residents to voice their concerns prior to the July 3 objection cut-off.
All members of the town council's planning committee agreed to reject the proposed plans.
Stakeholders can review the contentious planning application, under reference 25/1573/FUL, via the Cheshire East Council's online planning hub. So far, 101 people have formally objected to the application.