Handforth planning approval rate
Handforth ward in Cheshire East has a 91.7% approval rate based on 314 planning decisions. Cheshire East overall: 83.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.7%
ward approval rate
314
Decisions
288
Approved
26
Refused
83.6%
Cheshire East average
Handforth is 8.1 percentage points above the Cheshire East average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Handforth compares
Handforth ward
91.7%
Cheshire East overall
83.6%
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Recent decisions in Handforth
Single storey rear extenion · 2026-08-03
Prior approval for solar PV installation to be conducted on the roof areas speci · 2026-08-03
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