THE MEADOWS Newton Hall Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/3742/PRIOR-6 - Prior Approval Pending Consideration
Agricultural

Proposal

Agricultural determination for proposed steel portal framed agricultural building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent agricultural works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Elevations Submitted Plans · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Submitted Plans · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan Submitted Plans · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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

Council
Cheshire East
Application type
Prior Approval
Postcode
WA16 7LQ
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Mobberley
Parish
Mobberley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Woodcock Rural Surveyors Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides agricultural works by day 47.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
221decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Newington Newton Hall Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7LQ
Two storey side extension, revised front bay window and alterations resubmission of 22/40…
23/0870M
2023 Approved
Newington Newton Hall Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7LQ
Prior approval of a two single storey rear extensions extending 8m beyond the rear wall…
23/0280M
2022 Withdrawn
NEWINGTON, NEWTON HALL LANE, MOBBERLEY, CHESHIRE, WA16 7LQ
Two storey side extension, conservatory, alterations and double garage
22/4094M
2022 Approved
NEWINGTON, NEWTON HALL LANE, MOBBERLEY, CHESHIRE, WA16 7LQ
Certificate of lawful proposed development of extensions and detached double garage and n…
22/4095M
2022 Approved
NEWINGTON, NEWTON HALL LANE, MOBBERLEY, CHESHIRE, WA16 7LQ
Prior approval of 5m deep flatt roof rear extension extending 5m beyond the rear wall, ma…
22/4104M
2022 Approved
THE PADDOCK, NEWTON HALL LANE, MOBBERLEY, CHESHIRE, WA16 7LQ
Erection of a new single-storey wooden outbuilding to replace the current building
22/0858M
2020 Refused
ASHLEA, NEWTON HALL LANE, MOBBERLEY, WA16 7LQ
Hip to gable roof alterations, part first floor rear extension and dormer to rear elevati…
20/2809M
2020 Approved
Park Farm Newton Hall Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7LQ
Proposed single storey side extension and conversion of existing garage into annex to exi…
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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%).

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