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Houndings Lane Farm, Houndings Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 4HJ

24/0154CFULL PLANNINGApproved
Full

Approved on 4 June 2024

Council decision: Approved with conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The proposal is to erect an agricultural covered yard building over an open area of concrete forming part of an existing farm yard. The area is already used for agricultural purposes and all hard standing. There is no change of use

Submitted
15 January 2024
Ward
Sandbach Heath and East
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target7 Jun
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 141 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at HOUNDINGS LANE FARM, HOUNDINGS LANE, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE, CW11 4HJ. Cheshire East has handled 8,314 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 12 weeks longer than Cheshire East's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Sandbach Heath and East. We hold 1,984 applications in total for the CW11 postcode area.

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

Postcode
CW11 4HJ
Application type
FULL PLANNING
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Sandbach Town PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2024
Consultation expiry
1 May 2024
Consultation end
1 May 2024
Target decision date
7 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Old Dairy, Golborne Hall, Milton Green, Chester, CH3 9DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
144 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    16 May

    Relocation of silage clamp.

    ApprovedOUTLINE PLANNING16/2312C
  2. 2016
    14 Mar

    Proposed telecommunications upgrade and associated works.

    ApprovedFULL PLANNING16/1273C
  3. 2014
    12 Feb

    Demolition of existing single storey out building. Erection of new milking parlour and livestock / storage…

    ApprovedFULL PLANNING14/0766C
  4. 2011
    12 Jul

    Engineering Works to Construct a Semi Submerged, Bunded and Fenced Slurry Lagoon. The Lagoon wil Measure 48m…

    ApprovedFULL PLANNING11/2667C
  5. 2008
    23 May

    Portal steel framed building for general storage

    ApprovedDETERMINATION (AGRICULTURAL/FORESTRY)08/0879/AGR
  6. 2002
    18 Jul

    20m TYPE B TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLUMN, SUPPORTING 6 ANTENNAS & 4, 0.6m DIAMETER MICROWAVE DISHES. HOUSED ALONG…

    RefusedFULL PLANNING34719/3

Source: Cheshire East

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