HIGHFIELDS Hind Heath Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 3LZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/3163/CLEUD - Certificate of Lawful Use / Development - Existing Pending Consideration

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for Continued occupation of Highfields by non-agricultural workers for a period in excess of 10 years, in breach of the agricultural occupancy condition imposed in 1975 on permissions 8/1207/1 and 8/2059/2. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Elworth 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 · Not green belt · 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

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use / Development - Existing
Postcode
CW11 3LZ
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock
Parish
Sandbach
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
XL Planning

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
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
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