Ground Floor, King Edward Court King Edward Road, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/1269/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from Class E (Office Use) to Sui Generis Use, to utilise the former officer space as community events / pop-up space at Ground Floor, King Edward Court. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Ramsar wetland about 330 m away: Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1; Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; SSSI about 330 m away: Tatton Meres SSSI; Inside the Knutsford built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
WA16 0BE
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Manor Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 96 days from validation, 9 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 87 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
285decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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