4, BARLEY FIELDS Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0932/VOC - Variation of Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 on approval 25/1485/HOUS: Proposed renovation, loft conversion and dormer extension. Loft conversion will extend the full width by the existing depth of the house. Internal modifications featuring a new staircase, a playroom and three bedrooms in the newly designed loft layout Variation is to amend the location of the staircase, extending the left-side dormer to accommodate this change. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM8 Decision Decision Notice · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report PDF Officer Report · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Proposed Elevations Submitted Plans · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground and First Floor Plans Submitted Plans · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Loft Floor and Top Roof Layout Submitted Plans · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF List of Consultees List of consultees · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 5

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 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
National infrastructure project about 148 m away: A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Scheme
The site is about 148 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
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Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Priority habitat about 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £861,000 in April 2020. Detached house, freehold.

28 April 2020£861,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area239 m² (2,573 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (86 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cheshire East
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
WA16 0PZ
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
High Legh
Parish
Mere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Amex Construction and Developments Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed renovation, loft conversion and dormer extension. Loft conversion will extend th…
25/1485/HOUS
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Orchard Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, WA16 0PZ
Permission in principle for the erection of 1 dwelling
25/2623/PIP
2024
Kilton Inn Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PZ
Development of new sustainable eco park to provide 48 no. eco lodges; erection of farm sh…
24/2950M
2024 Approved
KILTON INN, WARRINGTON ROAD, MERE, CHESHIRE, WA16 0PZ
Proposed change of use from first floor residential accommodation associated with public…
24/0014M
2023 Withdrawn
Barley Fields, WARRINGTON ROAD, MERE
Outline planning application for one new dwellinghouse
23/4052M
2023 Approved
2, Barley Fields Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PZ
Erection of two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
23/0255M
2021 Approved
3, Barley Fields Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PZ
REAR DORMER LOFT CONVERSION
21/5304M
2017 Approved
MERE GARAGE, WARRINGTON ROAD, MERE, CHESHIRE, WA16 0QA
Demolition of existing garage buildings, house and petrol station and construction of 4no…
17/2664M
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.