Land West Of , Moorsfield Avenue And Tollgate Drive, Audlem, Crewe, CW3 0LA Data via plota.co.uk

Refused 25/2194/OUT
Date received
week of 21 Jul 2025
Decision date
week of 25 May 2026
Postcode
CW3 0LA

Description

Outline Planning Application for a residential development of 116 dwellings (Inc. 35 affordable dwellings) with access included. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board on 27 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the development would cause very substantial landscape, character, tree and wide-view harm.
  • The parish council and 346 representations objected, while a primary school supported the proposal.
  • The committee refused the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public representations, speakers, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Audlem 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 18 September 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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Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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