POLICE COTTAGE Chester Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PX Data via plota.co.uk

25/3560/DSC - Discharge of conditions Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of condition 4 archaeological investigation on approved application - The erection of a front porch and single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2025
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Part Approved/Part Refused
7 Nov 2025

Part Approved/Part Refused on 7 Nov 2025 · Delegation · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DM8 Discharge of Conditions Decision Notice · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Archaeological Assessment Supporting Information · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DM5 List of consultees to be published List of consultees · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

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      Conditions details submitted for 4

Site constraints 9

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Rostherne Mere Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
National infrastructure project 35 m away: A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Scheme
The site is 35 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Ramsar wetland 468 m away: Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1; SSSI 468 m away: The Mere, Mere SSSI; Inside the Bucklow Hill 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Discharge of conditions
Postcode
WA16 0PX
Received
16 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
High Legh
Parish
Mere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2025
Decision
Part Approved/Part Refused
Decision date
7 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Prior approval of single storey oak framed conservatory extension, extending 4.4m beyond…
19/4740M
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
POLICE COTTAGE, CHESTER ROAD, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0PX
The erection of a front porch and single storey side extension.
24/1960M
2024 Withdrawn
6 THE STABLES, HOME FARM, CHESTER ROAD, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0PX
Construction of four car single storey garage building
24/2176M
2022 Withdrawn
5, HOME FARM, MERE HALL ESTATE, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0PX
Single storey extension to the side of a dwelling house
22/3099M
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings