WATERS GREEN HOUSE Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East Data via plota.co.uk

26/3271/LBC - Listed Building Consent View

Proposal

Listed building consent for extension of the existing building, facilitating conversion from office use to provide 12 no. flats, and construction of 3 no. townhouses to the rear of the site, with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 21 Jan 2027, from Cheshire East's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Documents 44

Plans & drawings 27

PDF Proposed Streetscene Elevation Facing West Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Rear Streetscene Elevation Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Visual of Mill Extension From Courtyard Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Visual From Albert Place Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Cross Sections Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Streetscene Elevation Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed West Facing Elevation Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Front and South Side Elevations Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Rear Elevation Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed South Facing Elevation Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Second and Third Floor Plans Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Second Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscaping Plan Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan Submitted Plans · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Aerial Visual of Mill Extension and Courtyard.pdf Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Rear and North Side Elevations Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Visual From Rear Houses Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Building Signage Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Elevation Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North Facing Elevation Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Third Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground and First Floor Plans Submitted Plans · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Waters Green New Mill
List entry 1280023 · 1 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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.
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Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Macclesfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 2026. 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
Listed Building Consent
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Macclesfield Central
Parish
Macclesfield
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 91-day target. Cheshire East usually decides listed building works by day 105.

Day 1194 days to the predicted decision (day 105)
19%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
142decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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