UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/3016/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Listed building consent for change of Use of United Reformed Church, Antrobus Street, Congleton from place of worship (Use Class F1) with ancillary storage and distribution uses at lower ground floor (Use Class B8) to a wedding and events venue and community hall (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 6 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent listed building works.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Heritage Statement Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning, Design and Access and Heritage Statement Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Proposed Floor Plans Submitted Plans · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Secondary Glazing Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Window Details Existing and Proposed Submitted Plans · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location, Site, Existing Floor Plans and Elevations and Proposed Floor Plans and Elevations Submitted Plans · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Conservation Consultee Response · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DM5 List of consultees to be published List of consultees · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Acoustic Planning Report Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Heritage at risk: Congleton West Street, Town Centre, Congleton
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Congregational Church, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Congleton built-up area; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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

Council
Cheshire East
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CW12 1HE
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Congleton West
Parish
Congleton
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Holme Planning Partnership

Decision outlook

Day 61 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides listed building works by day 96.

Day 6135 days to the predicted decision (day 96)
20%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Change of use to lower ground floor
22/4548C
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
44 Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1HB
Proposed additional window on front elevation
24/3678C
2024 Approved
Adjoining garden and play area to Antrobus Street Car Park, ANTROBUS STREET, CONGLETON
T3, Prunus spp. Tree in decline, canopy has very low CSD and vigour becoming very sparse…
24/3282T
2024
23-25 West Street, 23-25 West Street, Congleton, CW12 1JN
Certificate of laful existing development - Confirmation of commencement of planning appr…
24/3445C
2024
Former Valley Manufacturing Site Situate, Former Valley Manufacturing Site, 11 - 13a North Street, Congleton, CW12 1HF
Discharge condition 16 on appoved applpication 10/4480C: Demolition of Commercial Storage…
24/3432D
2024 Refused
Former Valley Manufacturing Site situate, Former Valley Manufacturing Site, 11 - 13A North Street, Congleton, CW12 1HF
Discharge of condition 16 on application 10/4480C: Demolition of Commercial Storage Build…
24/2656D
2023 Approved
FORMER VALLEY MANUFACTURING SITE, NORTH STREET, CONGLETON, CW12 1HF
Non-material amendment to 10/4480C - Demolition of Commercial Storage Building and Erecti…
23/4055C
2023 Approved
9 North Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1HF
Discharge of Condition 8 on approval 10/4480C for demolition of commercial storage buildi…
23/2973D
2023 Approved
25 West Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1JN
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 & 6 of existing permission 21/2555C; Re-submission of permis…
23/2924D
2021 Approved
37 West Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1JN
Prior Notification for the change of use from offices to residential
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2021 Approved
25 West Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1JN
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2021 Approved
69, ANTROBUS STREET, CONGLETON, CW12 1HE
Renovation of an existing mixed-use property
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2020 Approved
R E Moss Butchers, 20 Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1HB
new rear access and formation of new windows
20/2210C
2019 Approved
R E Moss Butchers, 20 Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1HB
Conversion of out buildings into 2 no. one bedroom flats
19/2607C
2019 Approved
Curl Up & Dye, 43 West Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1JY
Change of use from Class A1 to Class D1.
19/2072C
2016 Approved
Land Adjacent To 2, TANHOUSE YARD, CONGLETON
Demolition of single detached domestic garage and construction of 3no. two storey terrace…
16/1652C
2017 Approved
Former Retail Unit 23 - 25, WEST STREET, CONGLETON, CW12 1JN
Change of use from retail to residential (two dwellings) and demolition of single-storey…
17/5149C
2018
Lee House, 27, NORTH STREET, CONGLETON, CW12 1HF
Conversion of offices to 2 self contained flats.
18/0019C
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings