92 King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 6ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/2644/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to re-instate a staircase access, close 3 No. doorways and 1 No. re-instated opening Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Oct 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Cheshire East's recent listed building works.

The consultation period closed on 14 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 7

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: National Westminster Bank, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 24 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Ramsar wetland about 130 m away: Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 130 m away: Tatton Meres SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Knutsford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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.

Building

Floor area137 m² (1,475 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WA16 6ED
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Hayes and Partners

Decision outlook

Day 81 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides listed building works by day 96.

Day 8115 days to the predicted decision (day 96)
20%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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

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.