Land North Of Morris Drive, Nether Alderley, Cheshire East Data via plota.co.uk

26/3106/EIA - EIA screening / scoping Pending Consideration

Proposal

EIA screening opinion for the proposed construction of approximately 34 dwellings (Use Class C3) together with a new vehicular access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and other associated development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Jan 2027, from Cheshire East's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Inside the Nether Alderley built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1401 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 · 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
EIA screening / scoping
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Prestbury
Parish
Over Alderley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
RJK Consulting Limited

Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides new homes by day 155.

Day 44111 days to the predicted decision (day 155)
18%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
15%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
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
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
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