Boundary Farm, Styal Road, Manchester, M22 5YA Data via plota.co.uk

25/4882/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Demolition of 3 no. glasshouses and 3 no. buildings and construction of an airport surface car park and associated access barriers, lighting and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 22 Dec 2025
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Validated
24 Dec 2025
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Approved
week of 20 Jul 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026

Approved in the week of 20 Jul 2026 · Strategic Planning Board · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board on 22 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the site was a preferred airport-parking location and the proposal would not substantially harm Green Belt openness, subject to conditions.
  • Residents and the local MP raised concerns about noise, lighting, traffic, landscaping, Green Belt openness and the intensity of the proposed use.
  • The committee approved the application subject to 22 conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Documents 40

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Wythenshawe 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £20,400,000 in September 2024. Other property, freehold.

5 September 2024£20,400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Full Planning
Postcode
M22 5YA
Received
week of 22 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Wilmslow Lacey Green
Parish
Styal
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
week of 20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Strategic Planning Board
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 May 2026
Committee
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.