Cheshire East planning approval rate

Cheshire East council approved 89.0% of planning applications and refused 11.0%, based on 12,643 decisions analysed. Ranked 85th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

89.0%

overall approval rate

12,643

Decisions analysed

11,253

Approved

1,390

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Cheshire East. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Other (12,643 decided)

89.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Cheshire East — mined from 12,643 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (2,071 decided)

93.1%

Garage / Parking (1,784 decided)

91.5%

Extension (General) (1,512 decided)

90.7%

Side Extension (1,250 decided)

93.9%

Outbuilding (453 decided)

83.9%

Change of Use (Residential) (440 decided)

75.5%

New Build (431 decided)

83.3%

Conservatory (411 decided)

94.2%

Dormer (320 decided)

90.6%

Front Extension (319 decided)

95.0%

Wraparound Extension (228 decided)

93.9%

Loft Conversion (155 decided)

89.7%

Annex (66 decided)

83.3%

Basement (49 decided)

89.8%

HMO (16 decided)

87.5%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Cheshire East. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Knutsford (746 decided)

93.6%

Wilmslow West and Chorley (516 decided)

91.9%

Brereton Rural (491 decided)

82.3%

Bunbury (484 decided)

82.0%

Dane Valley (452 decided)

88.3%

Alsager (415 decided)

90.6%

Alderley Edge (411 decided)

91.7%

Chelford (387 decided)

79.6%

Congleton West (368 decided)

91.3%

Bollington (362 decided)

96.1%

Wrenbury (351 decided)

80.1%

Prestbury (346 decided)

87.9%

Congleton East (335 decided)

89.9%

Haslington (329 decided)

86.3%

Odd Rode (302 decided)

87.4%

Mobberley (293 decided)

87.4%

Audlem (286 decided)

77.6%

High Legh (285 decided)

83.2%

Crewe East (285 decided)

90.9%

Wilmslow East (259 decided)

92.3%

Wards in Cheshire East

Knutsford

93.6% approval · 746 decisions

Wilmslow West and Chorley

91.9% approval · 516 decisions

Brereton Rural

82.3% approval · 491 decisions

Bunbury

82.0% approval · 484 decisions

Dane Valley

88.3% approval · 452 decisions

Alsager

90.6% approval · 415 decisions

Alderley Edge

91.7% approval · 411 decisions

Chelford

79.6% approval · 387 decisions

Congleton West

91.3% approval · 368 decisions

Bollington

96.1% approval · 362 decisions

Wrenbury

80.1% approval · 351 decisions

Prestbury

87.9% approval · 346 decisions

Congleton East

89.9% approval · 335 decisions

Haslington

86.3% approval · 329 decisions

Odd Rode

87.4% approval · 302 decisions

Mobberley

87.4% approval · 293 decisions

Audlem

77.6% approval · 286 decisions

High Legh

83.2% approval · 285 decisions

Crewe East

90.9% approval · 285 decisions

Wilmslow East

92.3% approval · 259 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Cheshire East, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/0609/PRIOR-1A

Prior approval of a single storey rear extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the · Macclesfield Hurdsfield ·

Approved

26/0589/PRIOR-6

Agricultural determination for the alteration of an existing private road. · Dane Valley ·

Refused

26/0561/PRIOR-1A

Prior approval for a single storey rear extension extending 7.88 metres beyond t · High Legh ·

Approved

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