QC65 First Avenue, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1ND Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/3557/FUL
Date received
week of 15 Sept 2025
Decision date
week of 12 Jan 2026
Postcode
SK12 1ND

Description

Change of use of QC65, First Avenue from Use Class B2 (General Industry) to Use Class B8 (Storage and distribution) and alterations to the existing building Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Northern Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the amended development complied with relevant policies and could be controlled by conditions.
  • A town council raised traffic concerns, while a neighbour sought controls on deliveries, dispatches and vehicle reversing noise.
  • The committee approved the application subject to conditions; the minutes record “36”.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations, speakers, decision and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Poynton built-up area; Green belt about 32 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; 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 18 September 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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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%).

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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