138 Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 3BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0964/HOUS - Householder Approved

Proposal

1. Existing driveway entrance expanded to 3.7m wide 2. Existing Tarmac and stone driveway replaced with permeable Tarmac driveway 3. New paved permeable patio area 4. Existing gray stone render painted off white 5. All existing timber windows replaced for timber look flush UPVC windows. 6. Existing rear ground floor windows replaced with patio windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Registered park or garden about 89 m away: West Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Macclesfield built-up area; Priority habitat about 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £615,000 in May 2026. Detached house, freehold.

19 May 2026£615,000
18 January 1998£149,950New build

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

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder
Postcode
SK10 3BN
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Broken Cross and Upton
Parish
Macclesfield
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

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
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.