UNIT D2 Commercial Avenue, Handforth, Cheadle, Cheshire East, SK8 6QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/3431/FUL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Relocation of existing vehicular access gate together with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
week of 5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Handforth built-up area; Flood defence about 41 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat about 43 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Full Planning
Postcode
SK8 6QH
Received
week of 5 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Handforth
Parish
Handforth
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
The Emerson Group

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,725decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 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
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