Moorlands MP Karen Bradley has discussed a recent planning application for a large factory expansion in Cheddleton.

Nub News reported recently how a full planning application has now been submitted to seek permission for a significant expansion of the Advanced Proteins factory in Cheddleton.

And the local MP gave the plans a mention in her latest weekly column, saying that she visited the site this week for an update on how things are going.

She said: "I was also pleased to visit the Advanced Proteins site in Cheddleton with other members of the Liaison Group and representatives from the Environment Agency.

"I chair the Liaison Group, which meets regularly so that local residents and councillors can hear directly from the business and so it was great to visit the site in person and have an update on plans for a proposed new development on the site.

"We heard that this specialist plant, the first of its type in the UK, will provide an additional 30 highly skilled jobs and we saw how measures are being taken to reduce the impact of the development, including locating the site on the lowest point of the land and incorporating natural screening where possible."

That full planning application was submitted to the district council this week and seeks permission to construct and operate a food processing facility on unused Green Belt land adjacent to the existing factory on Bones Lane.

Some Cheddleton residents have objected to the plans, with the original Environmental Impact Assessment documents receiving 16 objections from the members of the public.

However, the application argues that the development wouldn't have any significant adverse impacts on the local area.

The district council will have the final say on the plans at a later date.