About Pump Tracks When do you need planning permission for a pump track? On the 6th of June 2026, residents of the Churchill Road area in Cheadle turned out in force to the monthly Cheadle Town Council meeting, expressing their concerns and disappointment with the new pump track, which will take up the entire width of the park, leaving only the narrowest of access between the track and the protected Cecilly Brook as well as the residential properties. Here's what's happening.