RED HALL FARM Middlewich Road, Leighton, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4QU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of up to 2,100 residential dwellings, employment land (Use Class E(g)), retail and health services (Use Class E(a), (b) and (e)) space to support a local centre, provision of a site for a primary school, access from Middlewich Road, internal boulevard, internal access roads, cycle paths and footpaths, green and blue infrastructure, outdoor sport provision, public open space, bunds, parklands, neighbourhood gardens, associated landscaping, substations, pumping stations and other ancillary infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Oct 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from Cheshire East's recent changes of use.
Documents 60
Statements & assessments 22
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Other documents 21
Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Application type
- Outline Planning
- Postcode
- CW1 4QU
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bunbury
- Parish
- Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Strategic Planning Board
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Spawforths
Decision outlook
Day 71 of the 91-day target. Cheshire East usually decides changes of use by day 87.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cheshire East in the last twelve months, from validation. Cheshire East decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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RED HALL FARM Middlewich Road, Leighton, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4QU
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The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.