RED ACRE Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/3614/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Trees present in 3 locations within the garden of Red Acre will be removed. Group 1 - south-west corner of the garden, adjacent to Franklyn Lodge. 3 holly trees within shrub bed. Max 200mm dbh. Group 2 - northern boundary of garden. 1 hawthorn, dbh 100mm. 1 holly, dbh 130mm. Tree 1 - north-east corner of garden. 1 hawthorn, dbh 200mm. All trees included in the application will be removed either due to their suppressed form, reduced vigour, or both. No trees have any significant amenity value and they are generally visible only from Red Acre itself Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

Heritage at risk: Alderley Edge
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 166 m away: Alderley Edge SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Franklyn Lodge, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Alderley Edge built-up area; Priority habitat about 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project about 1612 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; 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 8 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £3,300,000 in December 2024. Detached house, freehold.

16 December 2024£3,300,000
15 November 2019£1,600,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
SK9 7BW
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Alderley Edge
Parish
Alderley Edge
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Cheshire Woodlands

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 53.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
654decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.