HIGHLANDS Congleton Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, SK9 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/3170/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawful Use / Development - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of proposed lawful use for Installation of 12 no. LONGi Hi-MO X10 LR7-54HVB-475M photovoltaic solar modules, each rated at 475 W (5.70 kWp total), mounted parallel to the existing rear pitched roof of Highlands, Congleton Road, Alderley Edge, SK9 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
30 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
21 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
week of 28 Sept 2026

Approved in the week of 28 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Heritage at risk: Alderley Edge
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 191 m away: Alderley Edge SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Alderley Edge built-up area; Priority habitat about 43 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Cheshire East - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use / Development - Proposed
Postcode
SK9 7AD
Received
30 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Chelford
Parish
Nether Alderley
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision date
week of 28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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