Cheshire East Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cheshire East Council decided more than 4,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 65 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cheshire East Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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7 September 2026 · Refused
Proposed Partial Demolition and Formation of 10 No. 1 Bed Apartments
THE CAVE, 91 - 95 Mill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 6NN · 26/0581/FUL
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4 September 2026 · Refused
Prima Medica, MERE HOUSE Brook Street, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 8GP · 26/2372/PRIOR-3MA
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Crewe Road, Shavington, Crewe, CW2 6UE · 25/2405/OUT
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11 August 2026 · Approved
SANDBACH SCHOOL Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East, CW11 3NS · 25/4731/FUL
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30 July 2026 · Refused
Land Off London Road, Holmes Chapel · 25/1859/OUT
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24 July 2026 · Approved
BOUNDARY FARM, STYAL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M22 5YA · 25/4882/FUL
Figures for Cheshire East Council
| Applications decided | more than 4,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 65 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 8%of more than 1,100 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 500 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2023 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 210plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cheshire East Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development upon the ability to maintain and operate existing infrastructure apparatus; • the effect of…”
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“The main issues are, therefore: • The acceptability of the proposed development as a matter of principle having particular regard to the development plan; • The proposed development’s effect on the character and appearance of the area; and • Its…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.