By Kaleigh Watterson
Some local councillors have also raised their concerns.
As well as being Cheshire East Council’s deputy leader, independent Michael Gorman is a ward councillor for the area.
“It might sound absurd [but] you wouldn’t build a housing estate next to Stonehenge.
“I’m not saying Lindow Moss is Stonehenge in any stretch of the imagination but it’s an incredibly important site – we need to take care of it for our children and grandchildren.”
Another independent councillor in the area, Mark Goldsmith, chairs the local authority’s highways and transport committee.
He said the Lindow plans were “the wrong development in the wrong place”.
“It’s not nimbyism – there are great brownfield sites in the centre of town that should have the housing. This just isn’t appropriate,” said Goldsmith.
“It’s historic, it’s environmentally sensitive, it just should never have been earmarked for development.”
In a statement, Bellway Homes said it plans included “contributions towards education, health and the local environment, which will benefit the whole community, not just our home buyers.
“As part of these plans, Bellway has undertaken extensive assessments and ground investigations which have informed our planning application.”
The Lindow application is open for consultation until Thursday.