BELONG Kennedy Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK10 3DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/3018/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawful Use / Development - Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for urgent works to provide new sheet piled retaining wall after existing timber retaining wall collapsed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Cheshire East's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Macclesfield built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1802 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 - Proposed
Postcode
SK10 3DE
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Broken Cross and Upton
Parish
Macclesfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Rance Booth Smith Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides commercial and major works by day 88.

Day 5434 days to the predicted decision (day 88)
36%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
13%go to committee

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
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 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