EGERTON YOUTH CLUB Mereheath Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 6SL Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/3282/PRIOR-14J - Prior Approval
Solar & renewables
Council
Cheshire East 1.9/10
Date received
11 Sept 2026
Postcode
WA16 6SL
Type
Prior Approval

Description

Prior Approval for Proposed roof mounted solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 37.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,299decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Cheshire East to go on. Cheshire East decision record →

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Rostherne Mere Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 Knutsford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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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Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 5, 6, 7 & 8 on 16/4064M - Construction of parent/spectator covere…
19/0154D
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved
EGERTON YOUTH CLUB, MEREHEATH LANE, KNUTSFORD, WA16 6SL
Construction of parent/spectator covered standing and covered seating area to 3G pitch an…
16/4064M
2016 Withdrawn
EGERTON FOOTBALL CLUB, MERE HEATH LANE, KNUTSFORD, WA16 6SL
Construction of stands, seating area, toilet facilities and turnstiles in connection with…
16/1874M
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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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