HEATH COTTAGE Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/1976/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

X1 Mature Cherry Tree - A reduction of approximately 1.5-2.5 meters of all overhanging lateral branches. Cherry tree to be pruned back to next available growth point, ensuring correct pruning techniques and maintaining shape and structure inline with the trees crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan - Tree Location Submitted Plans · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Photograph of Tree Supporting Information · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Photograph of Tree Supporting Information · 26 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Heath House Numbers 19 and 20 and Attached Railings
List entry 1388340 · 6 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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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Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Knutsford built-up area; Open access land 19 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £595,000 in December 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

9 December 2005£595,000
21 March 2003£490,000

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 trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
WA16 0DA
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
25 May 2026
Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Tree 6 week date expired (CA)
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
APEX Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 14 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 57 for tree and landscaping works. 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
6 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Heath House, 19 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Listed building consent for rear extensions with lower courtyard basement extension follo…
25/4020/LBC
2025
Heath House, 19 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Rear extensions with lower courtyard basement extension following removal of existing sin…
25/4019/HOUS
2025 Approved
Heathwaite House, 17 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
1. Blue Cedar – Target prune selected branches extending outside the natural upper canopy…
25/2369/TPO
2025 Approved
Heathwaite House, 17 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
T1 YEW - Sectional dismantle using free fall techniques the medium Yew located at the sid…
25/1522/TCA
2023 Approved
13, GASKELL AVENUE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0DA
Listed building consent for the incorporation of the courtyard into the building, new roo…
23/2276M
2023 Approved
9 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Renovation of existing basement to include lowered floor, new stairs, repointing of front…
23/3222M
2023 Approved
9 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Renovation of existing basement to include lowered floor, new stairs and repointing of fr…
23/3221M
2022 Approved
Heathwaite House, 17, Gaskell Avenue, KNUTSFORD, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0DA
T1. Sycamore – Reduce in height by 2.5 -3 metres to leave the tree 2 metres below the lev…
22/1164T
2021 Approved
17, Gaskell Avenue, KNUTSFORD, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0DA
Large Lawson Cypress rear of the property (growing by the Cedar tree) fell. Pine and larg…
21/1003T
2020 Approved
Heath House, 19 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Proposed detached dwelling and separate garage
20/0444M
2019 Approved
13a Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
First floor extension of bay and associated alterations
19/5895M
2019 Approved
10 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Application refers to works previously approved under applications 18/3280M and 18/3281M…
19/5407M
2019 Approved
10 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Listed building consent for application refers to works previously approved under applica…
19/5408M
2019 Approved
Heath House, 19 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Discharge of conditions 10, 11 and 12 on applicatiion 17/2938M - Variation of condition 2…
19/5726D
2019 Approved
19, Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire, 19, WA16 0DA
Discharge of conditions 3, 7 and 12 of existing permission 17/2938M; Variation of Conditi…
19/5515D
2019 Withdrawn
Land To The South Of, Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford,
Construction of a single dwelling (resubmission of 18/3205M)
19/3687M
2018 Approved
10 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Proposed infill rear extension; conversion of the basement into a habitable space; conver…
18/3280M
2018 Approved
10 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
Listed Building Consent for proposed infill rear extension; conversion of the basement in…
18/3281M
2018 Approved
13a Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DA
First floor extension of bay and associated alterations
18/5258M
2018 Refused
Land To The South Of, Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford,
Construction of a single dwelling (Victorian garden walled dwelling)
18/3205M
2017 Decided
LAND SOUTH OF 18 GASKELL AVENUE, KNUTSFORD, WA16 0DA
Construction of one pair semi-detached dwellings
17/5071M
2018 Approved
17 Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, WA16 0DA
Tree works to various trees
18/0584T
2017 Approved
HEATH HOUSE, 19, GASKELL AVENUE, KNUTSFORD, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0DA
Variation of condition 2 on approval 16/5233M - Proposed single storey detached dwelling…
17/2938M
2016 Approved
HEATH HOUSE, 19, GASKELL AVENUE, KNUTSFORD, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0DA
Proposed single storey detached dwelling and separate garage
16/5233M
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
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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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