DIG LANE FARM Dig Lane, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 8PB Data via plota.co.uk

26/3177/PRIOR-3Q - Prior Approval Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use under Class Q of 2 No. Agricultural Barns to form 5 No. Residential Class C3 Dwellinghouses. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 06:58

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

22 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Jan 2027 and 4 Feb 2027, from Cheshire East's recent changes of use.

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 6

PDF Flood Zone 1 Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Mapping - Surface Water Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Mapping - River and Sea Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecology Letter Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Risk Assessment: Desk Study Supporting Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 1

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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,433,187 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

17 October 2024£2,433,187Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Prior Approval
Postcode: CW5 8PB
Received: 1 Sept 2026
Validated: 22 Oct 2026
Target decision: 17 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Bower Edleston Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides changes of use by day 86.

target

prediction

Day 680 days to the predicted decision (day 86)

26%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

286decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 17 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Dorfold Dairy House Dig Lane, Acton, Nantwich, CW5 8PB

Prior Approval for the erection of an agricultural building to be used for straw storage…

25/2849/PRIOR-6 25 Jul 2025

2023 Refused

The White House Dig Lane, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 8PB

Single storey extension to rear of dwelling

23/1264N 25 May 2023

2023 Approved

THE WHITE HOUSE, DIG LANE, ACTON, CW5 8PB

Certificate of proposed lawfuluse of single storey extension to be sited off the back of…

22/5016N 6 Feb 2023

Cheshire East

Planning Authority Score

1.9/10

Poor

#274 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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