Macclesfield East planning approval rate
Macclesfield East ward in Cheshire East has a 97.8% approval rate based on 89 planning decisions. Cheshire East overall: 89.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
97.8%
ward approval rate
89
Decisions
87
Approved
2
Refused
89.0%
Cheshire East average
Macclesfield East is 8.8 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 Macclesfield East compares
Macclesfield East ward
97.8%
Cheshire East overall
89.0%
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Recent decisions in Macclesfield East
26/0090/HOUS
Single Storey Side Extension and Full Render to Property ·
25/4039/HOUS
Extension to upper floor including modifications to roofline comprising new fron ·
25/3506/HOUS
Proposed ground floor shower room extension ·
25/3616/FUL
Replacement of 5nr windows to the front facing elevation, 2nr windows to the sid ·
What gets approved near your property?
In Cheshire East, 1 in 9 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Cheshire East
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,643 decisions.