Morrisons Petrol Filling Station Station Road, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 5SB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of existing car wash and proposed extension proposed extension to the existing petrol filling station’s sales building including two food to go counters for mixed use sui generis including hot food takeaway, creation of an EV charging... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2025
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Approved
11 Sept 2025

Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Southern Planning Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2025.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was to extend the petrol station's sales building with food-to-go counters and an EV charging zone.
  • The committee approved the application for the reasons in the report, subject to conditions.
  • Conditions limit the hours the jet wash bays and food units can operate, and require a waste management and odour control scheme.
Read how the committee decided The conditions attached to the approval.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 10 Sept 2025.

Documents 28

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Site constraints 3

12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 94 and 96, Hospital Street, Grade II, 53 m away · 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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
Inside the Nantwich built-up area; Air quality management area 76 m away: Nantwich AQMA.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
CW5 5SB
Received
11 Jun 2025
Validated
11 Jun 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Sept 2025
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2025
Decision level
Southern Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
CarneySweeney

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 21 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 113 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 86% of commercial and major works here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
12%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Sept 2025
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