Land To The West Of Cookesmere Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 1BH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Permission in principle (PIP) for residential development of up to six dwellings on land located to the west of Cookesmere Lane, Sandbach. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 2 Feb 2026 · Southern Planning Committee · Last checked 4 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 4 Feb 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers recommended approval because the housing, economic and social benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by adverse impacts.
- Five households objected, citing countryside development, access, drainage, services, parking, sustainability and effects on local character.
- The committee approved the application after considering it and noting the update report.
Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 18 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
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- CW11 1BH
- Received
- week of 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sandbach Town
- Parish
- Sandbach
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- week of 2 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Southern Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- PWL Architecture Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Feb 2026
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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