Extension (General) approval rate in Cheshire East
Cheshire East approved 87.4% of extension (general) applications, based on 1,842 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
87.4%
extension (general) approval rate
1,842
Extension (General) decisions
1,610
Approved
232
Refused
83.6%
Cheshire East overall
Extension (General) applications are approved more often than the Cheshire East average (83.6%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How extension (general) compares in Cheshire East
Extension (General)
87.4%
Cheshire East all applications
83.6%
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Other project types in Cheshire East
93.0%
86.3%
91.6%
83.3%
78.5%
87.0%
93.6%
93.5%
92.3%
88.2%
79.5%
82.4%
86.4%
86.7%
88.9%