JOHN MORLEY IMPORTERS LIMITED Morley Drive, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3LF Data via plota.co.uk

24/2497C - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and regeneration of site to provide a care home, 53 retirement living apartments and 14 houses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

2 Jul 2024

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Committee

10 Sept 2025

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Approved

11 Sept 2025

Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Southern Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2025.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

The committee was asked to correct an error in the planning obligation for this application.
The error used the wrong open space fee per bed space for supported living accommodation.
The committee approved the amended agreement so it could proceed.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes, Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee minutes, 10 September 2025 .

Documents 347

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF committee report Committee Report · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF update report Committee Report · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DM8 Decision Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 24/2497C Decision Notice · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 38

Plans & drawings 138

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗

Consultation & comments 130

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 30 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 24 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 23 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 20 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF POS Consultee Response · 19 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 19 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Contaminated Land Consultee Response · 18 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Network Rail Consultee Response · 18 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 17 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Nature Conservation Consultee Response · 11 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF U Consultee Response · 11 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF No Address Given Comments · 4 Sept 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 29 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Shaw Brook House Comments · 29 Aug 2024 View ↗

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PDF 58 Henshall Hall Comments · 29 Aug 2024 View ↗

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 28 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Environment Agency Consultee Response · 28 Aug 2024 View ↗

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 19 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF EP Consultee Response · 15 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 15 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Housing Consultee Response · 15 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 14 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Education Consultee Response · 14 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF Congleton T C Consultee Response · 14 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 14 Aug 2024 View ↗

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 9 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 8 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Cheshire Fire & Rescue Consultee Response · 8 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 8 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF 53 Henshall Hall Comments · 8 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF Canal and River Trust Consultee Response · 8 Aug 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 7 Aug 2024 View ↗

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 26 Jul 2024 View ↗

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 24 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF LLFA Consultee Response · 24 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 24 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Public Rights of Way Consultee Response · 23 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 23 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Public Rights of Way Consultee Response · 23 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments · 22 Jul 2024 View ↗

PDF Archeaology Consultee Response · 19 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Network Rail Consultee Response · 18 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Network Rail Consultee Response · 18 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Network Rail Consultee Response · 18 Jul 2024 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 310 m away: Dane-in-Shaw Pasture SSSI; Inside the Congleton built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

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Discharge of conditions 10 and 30 on approval 24/2497C

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Important details

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Full Planning
Postcode: CW12 3LF
Received: 2 Jul 2024
Validated: 2 Jul 2024
Ward: Congleton East
Parish: Congleton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Sept 2025
Decision: Approved With Conditions
Decision date: 11 Sept 2025
Decision level: Southern Planning Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 436 days from validation, 344 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 92 for community buildings. Approved, as 99% of community buildings here are.

This one436d

Council92d

UK56d

26%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

23%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 27 Mar 2025
Committee: 2 Apr 2025
Statutory expiry: 12 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Non-Material Amendment to approval 24/2497C

25/4808/NMA 18 Dec 2025

2025

Non-material amendment to approval 24/2497C

25/4760/NMA 17 Dec 2025

2025

Discharge of conditions 6, 7, 9, 20 and 26 on approved application 24/2497C - Demolition…

25/4242/DSC 3 Nov 2025

2025

Discharge of conditions 5,21,23 and 29 on approval 24/2497C: Demolition of existing build…

25/4179/DSC 29 Oct 2025

2025

Category B Tree Group G8 consisting of Hawthorn, Dogwood, Ash & Oak to be pruned / clippe…

25/3990/TCA 15 Oct 2025

2025 Approved

Non-material amendment to approval 24/2497C

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

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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

JOHN MORLEY IMPORTERS LIMITED Morley Drive, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 3LF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 347

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 38

Plans & drawings 138

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 130

Other documents 36

Site constraints 4

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Consultation & key dates

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