Land At Four Acre Farm Frog Lane, Pickmere, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0316/PRIOR-6 - Prior Approval Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Prior approval for agricultural general purpose building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Approved
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM8 Decision Decision Notice · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report PDF Officer Report · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Agricultural and Planning Statement - Four Acre Supporting Information · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Proposed Plan and Elevations Submitted Plans · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Pickmere built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 0LJ
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
High Legh
Parish
Pickmere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
26 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harvey Hughes

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 9 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 40 for agricultural works. Approved, as 70% of agricultural works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
220decided 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
27 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Fernside Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Certificate of lawful development for Residential use of land (Use Class C3) associated w…
25/3070/CLEUD
2025 Refused
Land Adjacent To Mulberry House Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Permission in principle for the construction of up to 2 dwellings.
25/2276/PIP
2025 Refused
Four Acres Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Discharge of condition 5 on approval 20/1938M.
25/0516/DSC
2023 Approved
Wall Hill Farm Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Discharge of condition 6 on application 23/1590M - Proposed Demolition of Dilapidated Sta…
23/3864D
2023 Approved
The Hollies Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Single storey extension to side
23/2670M
2023 Approved
Wall Hill Farm Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Proposed Demolition of Dilapidated Stable Building and Construction of Replacement Stable…
23/1590M
2022 Approved
2, Wall Hill Cottage, FROG LANE, PICKMERE, WA16 0LJ
Proposed ground floor rear extension
22/0514M
2021 Withdrawn
2, Wall Hill Cottage Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension extending 4.60 metres beyond the rear w…
21/6389M
2020 Approved
Land To The West Of, FROG LANE, PICKMERE
Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outl…
20/1938M
2020 Approved
2, Wall Hill Cottage Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Discharge of Conditions 5 & 11 on approval 19/4438M for detached dwelling and garage
20/1856D
2020 Approved
Swallows Court Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
Change of use of agricultural land to stables
20/2049M
2019 Approved
2, Wall Hill Cottage Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0LJ
1 No. DETACHED DWELLING AND GARAGE
19/4438M
2019 Approved
Land To The West Of, Frog Lane, Pickmere,
Erection of small wooden sheep shelter / store.
19/3975M
2017 Refused
Land to the west of FROG LANE, PICKMERE
Outline application with some matters reserved for an infill residential development comp…
17/5078M
2016 Approved
Land Off, FROG LANE, PICKMERE
Prior Notification of a proposed general purpose agricultural building
16/5005M
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