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25/4821/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Additional car parking, relocated bin store and a new security lodge. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Dec 2025
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Committee
27 May 2026
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Approved
week of 15 Jun 2026

Approved in the week of 15 Jun 2026 · Strategic Planning Board · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

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

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because mitigation and conditions would control impacts while supporting food waste collection and recycling.
  • No representations were received; an agent and the applicant attended and made representations.
  • The committee approved the application as recommended, with a £176,000 bypass contribution and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer assessment, consultation responses, representations, meeting discussion, vote and decision.

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

Documents 43

Statements & assessments 21

PDF Flood Risk Assessment Part 3 Supporting Information · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Part 2 Supporting Information · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Part 1 Supporting Information · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Supporting Information · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Geoenvironmental Preliminary Risk Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey Data Sheets Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Arborcultural Impact Assessment Drawings Submitted Plans · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Baseline Habitat Condition Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Statutory Metric Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Feasibility Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological Desk Study Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Information · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Drainage Details Sheet 3 Submitted Plans · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Drainage Detail Sheet 2 Submitted Plans · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Drainage Details Sheet 1 Submitted Plans · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Drainage Strategy Submitted Plans · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Middlewich 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. 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 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
Full Planning
Postcode
CW10 0JR
Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Middlewich
Parish
Middlewich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
week of 15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Strategic Planning Board
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Environment Partnership

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Committee
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 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