Unit C3, STANLEY ESTATE Stanley Road, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/1845/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use from industrial / warehouse use, to Use Class E(d). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

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

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 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. 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 0EG
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
4D Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 31 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
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 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