EARNSCLIFFE Woodbrook Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/1947/TPO - Works to TPO Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Horse Chestnut (T1) Fell - Multi-stemmed mature Horse Chestnut reduced circa 5 years ago - Tree is in terminal decline, it has showed reduced leaf vitality and coverage every year for the last five years. There are now almost no leaves on it, displaying a sub 10% crown coverage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Trees Decision Decision Notice · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report PDF Officer Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Submitted Plans · 22 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Heritage at risk: Alderley Edge
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 177 m away: Alderley Edge SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Alderley Edge built-up area; Green belt 34 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; National infrastructure project 1326 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £415,000 in August 2006. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

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

25 August 2006£415,000
18 February 1997£150,000Detached 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
Works to TPO Trees
Postcode
SK9 7BY
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Alderley Edge
Parish
Alderley Edge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dobell's Professional Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
644decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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T1 (Scots pine) – Fell the tree to ground level and replant with a suitable species
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2023 Refused
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Proposed annexe extension/orangery for disabled person, with adjoining bedroom in existin…
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2023 Approved
BADGERS COTTAGE, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7BY
Discharge of condition 5 on application 23/0858M: Two storey extension with basement, a n…
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2023 Approved
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Two storey extension with basement, a new timber porch and a first floor and side extensi…
23/0858M
2022 Approved
WINDRUSH, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7BZ
Tree group 1: 3 x Mature Horsechestnut trees. Reduce all trees in group by up to 3 meters…
22/1703T
2020 Approved
TREETOPS, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7BY
Proposed first floor extension
20/5101M
2020 Approved
Bollin Tower Woodbrook Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East,
T1 - Cypress tree: Fell tree to ground level
20/1515T
2019 Approved
Edge Heights Woodbrook Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7BY
Reduce the overhang and height of the trees near the parking area and fell the yew tree.
19/2073T
2018 Approved
Edge Heights, Woodbrook Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7BY
Single storey extension, porch extension and extension of lightwells to a dwellinghouse.
18/0791M
2017 Approved
1, BOLLIN TOWER, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, CHESHIRE, SK9 7BY
Erection of new replacement outbuilding
17/3637M
2017 Approved
WINDRUSH, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7BZ
Works to trees
17/3964T
2017 Approved
BOLLIN TOWER, WOODBROOK ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, CHESHIRE
Conversion of an existing redundant stable to a dwelling
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2017 Approved
Treetops, Woodbrook Road, Alderley Edge, SK9 7BY
Variation of Condition 2 on approved application 16/5404M.
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2016 Approved
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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%).

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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

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