LAND ADJOINING JENNY HEYES Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7LH Data via plota.co.uk

25/1064/OUT - Outline Planning Refused

Proposal

Outline planning application for up to 9 dwellings (access considered all other matters reserved). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2025
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Committee
12 Nov 2025
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Refused
13 Nov 2025
Appeal
Appeal In Progress

Refused on 13 Nov 2025 · Northern Planning Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Northern Planning Committee on 12 Nov 2025.

Refused

Against officer advice, as the minutes record.

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought outline permission for nine homes.
  • Town and parish councillors and the applicant's agent spoke about the application.
  • The committee refused the application against the officers' recommendation, saying it was inappropriate development in the Green Belt and not in a sustainable location.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes, Cheshire East Northern Planning Committee minutes, 12 November 2025 .

Documents 32

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Wilmslow Town Council Consultee Response · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 11 Jul 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 24 Jun 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 23 May 2025 View ↗
PDF DM5 List of consultees to be published List of consultees · 15 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Alderley Edge 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

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Important details

Application type
Outline Planning
Postcode
SK9 7LH
Received
18 Mar 2025
Validated
18 Mar 2025
Ward
Alderley Edge
Parish
Alderley Edge
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Northern Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Emery Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 240 days from validation, 82 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 158 for new homes. Refused, as 33% of new homes here are.

17%decided within 8 weeks
67%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
8 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2025
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