Land Of The Former Knowle House, Sagars Road, Handforth, SK9 3EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of care home facility to provide 68no. bedspaces including new parking, landscaping and other works to facilitate the development. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Northern Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Cheshire East Northern Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because Green Belt harm was outweighed by the site’s characteristics, specialist care need and employment benefits.
- The town council and public raised concerns about Green Belt harm, access, parking, infrastructure, ecology, drainage and care home need.
- The committee approved the application with a primary care contribution and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.
Documents 61
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 14
Plans & drawings 26
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 16
Site constraints 4
Checked on 26 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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Important details
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- SK9 3EA
- Received
- 30 May 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Handforth
- Parish
- Handforth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved With Conditions
- Decision date
- 24 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Northern Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Broadgrove Planning and Development Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 456 days from validation, 364 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 92 for community buildings. Approved, as 99% of community buildings here are.
Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Sept 2026
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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