Former Sunday School, Townley Street, Macclesfield
Refused on 26 June 2024
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Proposal
Demolition of former Sunday school building's and the construction of eight, 3-bedroom town houses.
- Submitted
- 5 December 2023
- Council
- Cheshire East Council
- Ward
- Macclesfield Central
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation7 Feb
- TargetTarget Date14 Jun
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 204 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at FORMER SUNDAY SCHOOL, TOWNLEY STREET, MACCLESFIELD. Cheshire East has handled 8,314 applications of this type. This one was decided in 204 days, 21 weeks longer than Cheshire East's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Macclesfield Central.
86% of full applications at Cheshire East Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- FULL PLANNING
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Macclesfield Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 7 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 7 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 14 June 2024
- Committee meeting
- 8 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 57 Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5EJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 192 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 39
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Cheshire East
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