Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Hybrid planning application for: Outline application (all matters reserved, except for access) including demolition of existing buildings; creation of a new hospital (Class C2) including separate buildings pertaining to Energy and Plant, a Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) and an Ambulatory Cancer Care Centre; the redevelopment and extension of the existing Emergency Department, Audiology and ENT Unit, Satellite Outpatients and Ward buildings to enable continued use (Use Class(es) C2); construction of a Multi-Storey Car Park; creation of a new access for Emergency Vehicles off Middlewich Road, creation of a new access for servicing off Flowers Lane, plus new parking areas within the site; and associated access/landscaping works. Full application seeking permission for the demolition of the existing South Cheshire Building and re-use of this site area for temporary car parking. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Strategic Planning Board · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board on 9 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because impacts could largely be mitigated and the hospital would address major RAAC problems.
- Residents raised concerns about the building’s scale, traffic, noise, drainage, ecology, access and loss of countryside.
- The committee approved the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.
Documents 114
Statements & assessments 49
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 11
Other documents 42
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- CW1 4QJ
- Received
- week of 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Leighton
- Parish
- Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved With Conditions
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Strategic Planning Board
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- WSP
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 284 days from validation, 194 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 90 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 86% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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