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24/4574/FUL - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Residential development of 22 dwellings including highway improvements at the Broadhurst Lane Junction with the Clayton Bypass, estate roads, car parking, boundary treatments, landscaping, open space and other associated works and ancillary development. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Oct 2026, 06:14

Application progress

✓

Received

11 Nov 2024

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Validated

6 Jan 2025

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Committee

1 Apr 2026

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Refused

1 Apr 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 1 Apr 2026 · Southern Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 1 Apr 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because drainage, housing tenure, access and ecological information were inadequate.
The council, residents and supporters raised concerns or support about highways, flooding, wildlife, infrastructure and affordable housing.
The committee refused the application, adding harm to Dane Mill’s setting as a reason.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ concerns, public views, speakers, committee decision and refusal reasons.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 1 Apr 2026.

Documents 82

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DM8 Decision Decision Notice · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Planning Committee Report 01 April 2026 Committee Report · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Planning Committee Update Report 01 April 2026 Committee Report · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 34

Plans & drawings 21

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 3 Feb 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 18

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Congleton built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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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Important details

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 11 Nov 2024
Validated: 6 Jan 2025
Ward: Congleton West
Parish: Congleton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Apr 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Apr 2026
Decision level: Southern Planning Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 450 days from validation, 292 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 158 for new homes. Refused, as 33% of new homes here are.

This one450d

Council158d

UK57d

17%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

15%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Apr 2026

Cheshire East

Planning Authority Score

1.9/10

Poor

#274 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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