Land Off Saddlers Wells, Bunbury Data via plota.co.uk

25/3510/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of up to 2 No. dwellings (C3) and associated infrastructure works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Sept 2025
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Validated
24 Sept 2025
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Approved
4 Dec 2025

Approved on 4 Dec 2025 · Southern Planning Committee · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 3 Dec 2025.

Approved unanimously

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought permission in principle for up to two homes.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes, Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee minutes, 3 December 2025 .

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project 1766 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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
Permission in Principle
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Sept 2025
Ward
Bunbury
Parish
Bunbury
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Dec 2025
Decision level
Southern Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Grimster Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 78 days faster than Cheshire East's median of 149 for new homes. Approved, as 69% of new homes here are.

16%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
14%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 2025
Committee
3 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
5 Dec 2025
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