MERE DAY NURSERY Chester Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PU Data via plota.co.uk

26/2381/TPO - Works to TPO Trees Approved

Proposal

Tree work to Beech tree (number 79) to remove deadwood over children's play area and shorten branches overhanging children's play area by up to 3m length to reduce end load and reduce risk of failure Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 30 Sept 2026, 23:53

Application progress

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Received

25 Jun 2026

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Approved

18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 9

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Rostherne Mere Ramsar

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

National infrastructure project about 21 m away: A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Scheme

The site is about 21 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

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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

Ramsar wetland about 379 m away: Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1; Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; SSSI about 379 m away: The Mere, Mere SSSI; Inside the Bucklow Hill built-up area; 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 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Works to TPO Trees
Postcode: WA16 0PU
Received: 25 Jun 2026
Validated: 25 Jun 2026
Ward: High Legh
Parish: Mere
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Aug 2026
Decision: Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
Decision date: 18 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegation
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mercia Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 32 days slower than Cheshire East's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one85d

Council53d

UK36d

58%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

654decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 20 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused

POLICE COTTAGE, CHESTER ROAD, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE, WA16 0PX

The erection of a front porch and single storey side extension.

24/1960M 8 Oct 2024

2021 Approved

Mere Day Nursery, CHESTER ROAD, MERE, WA16 0PU

Change an existing window to a door. Work required: remove window and brickwork below. In…

20/5685M 23 Mar 2021

2019 Approved

Police Cottage Chester Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 0PX

Prior approval of single storey oak framed conservatory extension, extending 4.4m beyond…

19/4740M 20 Nov 2019

2019 Approved

Old School House, WARRINGTON ROAD, MERE

Tree works to various trees

19/5085T 31 Oct 2019

2018 Approved

Street Record Warrington Road, Mere, Cheshire East,

Discharge of conditions 3, 5 & 13 on approval 17/2664M for demolition of existing garage…

18/3618D 2 Nov 2018

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%).

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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