Riverbank At The North End Of Washford Mill Weir, Between The River Dane And Riverdane Road, Congleton, Cheshire East Data via plota.co.uk

26/3727/FUL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Low-head mini-hydropower installation involving intake works, pipeline, Archimedes Screw turbine, and control shed, also including the buried power cable to Siemens plc Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 06:04

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Application progress

✓

Received

14 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

27 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Dec 2026 and 9 Feb 2027, from Cheshire East's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

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Documents 14

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Flint Mill (Central Part of Higher Washford Mill)

List entry 1330335 · 22 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Habitat network: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Flood defence 2 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Registered park or garden 182 m away: Congleton Park; Inside the Congleton built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 14 Oct 2026
Validated: 27 Oct 2026
Ward: Congleton West
Parish: Congleton
Target decision: 22 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegation
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 82.

prediction

Day 280 days to the predicted decision (day 82)

35%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 26 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 22 Dec 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

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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

Riverbank At The North End Of Washford Mill Weir, Between The River Dane And Riverdane Road, Congleton, Cheshire East Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 14

Statements & assessments 8

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 1

Site constraints 6

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