FARMGATE COTTAGE Farm Lane, Lower Withington, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 9DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1259/HOUS - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

The creation of a front dormer (to match the other dormer at the front of the house) and create a new master bedroom suite and also introduce a rear facing cottage window to match the first floor window arrangements at the rear of the property. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Oct 2026, 18:21

Application progress

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Received

5 Apr 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Oct 2026; it is now day 189.

The consultation period closed on 28 Apr 2026.

Documents 5

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £999,950 in June 2021. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

11 June 2021£999,950Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

28 September 2007£850,000Detached house

4 May 2001£410,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Householder
Postcode: SK11 9DU
Received: 5 Apr 2026
Validated: 5 Apr 2026
Ward: Gawsworth
Parish: Lower Withington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 May 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 189, past the statutory target. 76% of extensions in Cheshire East are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 189133 days past the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

1,733decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 28 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 31 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Small extension that will externally rebalance the symmetry of the house across the front…

25/0742/HOUS 25 Feb 2025

2021 Approved

Certificate of proposed lawful development for incidental building

21/5451M 3 Mar 2022

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Farmgate Cottage, FARM LANE, LOWER WITHINGTON, MACCLESFIELD, SK11 9DU

New dormer window to front of property.

16/0738M 19 May 2016

Cheshire East

Planning Authority Score

1.9/10

Poor

#274 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Cheshire East is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 65% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Cheshire East decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #168 of 296

91%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #170 of 296

39%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #268 of 296

65%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #279 of 296

72%

Minor dwellings approved

358 decided (1-9 homes)

76%

Major dwellings approved

25 decided (10+ homes)

79%

Change of use approved

119 decided

2,513

Total decisions

321 refused in the year to March 2026