Land At Ollerton Oaks Chelford Road, Ollerton, Cheshire East, WA16 8RN Data via plota.co.uk

26/1390/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved
New homes

Proposal

Permission in principle for up to 7 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM8 Decision Decision Notice · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report PDF Officer Report · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Supporting Statement Supporting Information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Submitted Plans · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF List of Consultees List of consultees · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bryn-Y-Baer Lodge, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 2
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 3. 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.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Priority habitat about 26 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Other new applications on this street

21 Sept 2026Pending

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10 Aug 2026Pending

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Single storey side extension and roof alterations.

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Land Off Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RH

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Important details

Council
Cheshire East
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
WA16 8RN
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Chelford
Parish
Ollerton with Marthall
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 92 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 155 for new homes. Approved, as 68% of new homes here are.

18%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
15%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land Off Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RN
Permission in principle - Infill development for one house.
25/3390/PIP
2024 Approved
1, Nursery View Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RL
Demolish existing conservatory and construct new single storey side extension, alteration…
24/5052/HOUS
2024
Quercus, Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Nr Knutsford, WA16 8RL
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension. Proposed Single storey front garage extension
24/1743M
2023
Ollerton Nursery Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RJ
Deed of variation pursuant to S106 in relation to 20/1472M; Redevelopment of former Garde…
23/4285M
2023 Approved
Ollerton Nursery Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RJ
Change of use of building to residential. Resubmission of application 22/0074M
23/0538M
2023
11, OLLERTON OAK GROVE, OLLERTON, WA16 8BL
Single storey side extension.
23/0675M
2022 Refused
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Full planning application, for the change of use of the approved office building (former…
22/0074M
2020 Approved
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Redevelopment of former Garden Centre to 10no. Dwellings (including 2 affordable units) w…
20/1472M
2018 Approved
Ollerton Nursery Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RJ
Outline application with some matters reserved (Access, Appearance, Landscaping) for rede…
18/3873M
2018 Approved
Street Record Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Cheshire East,
Amendments to the scheme approved under application ref 17/2610M and Appeal ref APP/R0660…
18/2587M
2018 Approved
2, NURSERY VIEW, SEVEN SISTERS LANE, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of rear facing single storey extension
18/1872M
2017 Refused
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, WA16 8RJ
Redevelopment of former garden centre to 17 dwellings, public open spaces including assoc…
17/6072M
2017 Refused
Land between no.3 Seven Sisters Lane and No.4 Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, WA16 8RN
Infill development for 2 dwellings and associated landscaping.
17/2610M
2016 Refused
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8TA
Development of former garden centre to 26no. dwellings, community shop, public open space…
16/3647M
2016 Withdrawn
Ollerton Nursery, Chelford Road, Ollerton, Cheshire, WA16 8TA
New dwelling incorporating lower ground, ground and first floors with garage and lower gr…
16/4411M
2024 Refused
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of condition 16 on application 20/1472M - Redevelopment of former Garden Centre…
24/2811D
2024 Approved
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of condition 8 on existing permission 23/0538M; Change of Use of building to re…
24/2470D
2023 Approved
Tall Gables, SEVEN SISTERS LANE, OLLERTON, WA16 8RL
Discharge of condition 11 on approval 18/2587M.
23/4798D
2023 Approved
Tall Gables Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RL
Discharge of condition 5 on existing permission 18/2587M, Plots 1 and 2, Seven Sisters La…
23/1914D
2023 Approved
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Release of condition 16 on approved application 20/1472M: Redevelopment of former Garden…
23/1126M
2023 Approved
Ollerton Nursery Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of Conditions 06 (landscaping and boundary treatments), 08 (land contamination…
23/3150D
2023 Approved
Tall Gables Seven Sisters Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RL
Discharge of Condition 08 (external Materials) on appeal 17/2610M: Infill development for…
23/1055M
2022 Approved
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of conditions 17, 19, 25, 27 on approval 20/1472M.
22/1977D
2022 Approved
Ollerton Nursery, CHELFORD ROAD, OLLERTON, CHESHIRE, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of conditions 5 and 26 of existing permission 20/1472M; Redevelopment of former…
22/1346D
2021 Approved
Ollerton Nursery Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8RJ
Discharge of conditions 8 and 12 of existing permission 20/1472M: Redevelopment of former…
21/6325D
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings