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25/1584/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Full planning application for the erection of 103 dwellings with landscaping and sustainable drainage, vehicular access off Knutsford Road, public open space including play space, and a non-vehicular link to Dixon Drive. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2025
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Validated
28 Apr 2025
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Strategic Planning Board · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board on 28 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because housing need, sustainability and site connections outweighed policy conflicts and other impacts.
  • The committee approved the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, speakers, committee decision and planning conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 28 Jan 2026.

Documents 63

Statements & assessments 25

PDF Design and Access Statement Part 5 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 4 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 3 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 2 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 1 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 6 Supporting Information · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase II Geo-Environmental Assessment Report Supporting Information · 19 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Phase I Geo-Environmental Assessment Report Supporting Information · 19 May 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Sheet Supporting Information · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 1 Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Part 2 Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Affordable Housing Statement Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological Impact Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Supporting Planning Statement Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Topographical Survey Safeguarded Land Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Energy and Sustainability Report Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Crime Impact Statement Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Management Strategy Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Heritage Technical Note Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 25

PDF Proposed-Site-Layout-P10-Planning-ReAligned-Access Revised Plans · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Access Arrangement (Revised) Revised Plans · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Street Scenes Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fire Strategy Layout Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed EV Charging Layout Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Hard Surfaces Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed External Finishes Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Boundary Treatments Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Layout Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Layout Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Site L:ocation Plan Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF House Type Booklet Revised Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Coloured Proposed Site Layout Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF House Type Booklet Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fire Strategy Layout Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Hard Surfaces Plan Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Parking Layout Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed External Finishes Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Boundary Treatments Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Layout Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Layout Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Streetscenes Submitted Plans · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscape Strategy Plan - LVA Appendix 6 Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Framework Travel Plan Supporting Information · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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) 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
Green belt 81 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
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

Application type
Full Planning
Received
22 Apr 2025
Validated
28 Apr 2025
Ward
Chelford
Parish
Chelford
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Strategic Planning Board
Applicant
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Agent
Asteer Planning LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 520 days from validation, 371 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 149 for new homes. Approved, as 69% of new homes here are.

16%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
14%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
2 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Oct 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