27 St Johns Road, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/3552/HOUS - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed conversion of the existing attached outbuildings to habitable space including internal and external alterations to that space, internal layout alterations including alterations to the external door and window arrangement, addition of roof windows to the existing outrigger roof, new connection to the existing soil vent pipe, repair to the brickwork externally. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Knutsford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 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 6

Last sold for £750,000 in April 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

10 April 2026£750,000
1 May 2015£555,000
1 May 2013£500,000
28 June 2010£485,000
16 May 1997£174,950
4 July 1995£133,000

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

Building

Floor area182 m² (1,959 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Cheshire East - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Householder
Postcode
WA16 0DP
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
SMB Designs Cheshire Limited

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,725decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.