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26/3296/FUL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed business unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Oct 2026, 06:07

Application progress

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Received

9 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Dec 2026, from Cheshire East's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Documents 4

Site constraints 4

Heritage at risk: Congleton West Street, Town Centre, Congleton

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.

Also on the record

6 listed buildings within 150 m; 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. 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

Council: Cheshire East
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 9 Sept 2026
Ward: Congleton West
Parish: Congleton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegation
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Cheshire East usually decides commercial and major works by day 90.

target

prediction

Day 2763 days to the predicted decision (day 90)

36%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

14%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 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