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Proper Sound 6-8 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6BA

24/0603MFULL PLANNINGRefused
Full

Proposal

80% retail ancillary cafe/bar. We need to move more into the cafe/bar sector so a change of use is required.

Received
20 February 2024
Decided
22 August 2024 · Refused
Ward
Macclesfield Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided22 Aug

Decided in 184 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Cheshire East86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at PROPER SOUND 6-8 CHESTERGATE, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 6BA. Cheshire East has handled 8,325 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 184 days, 18 weeks longer than Cheshire East's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Macclesfield Central. We hold 2,320 applications in total for the SK11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/0603M
Address
PROPER SOUND 6-8 CHESTERGATE, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 6BA
Postcode
SK11 6BA
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Application Type
FULL PLANNING
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
DECISION MADE
Ward
Macclesfield Central
Parish
Macclesfield Parish

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Proper Sound, 6-8 Chestergate, Macclesfield, SK11 6BA

Planning Application Dates

Consultation Expiry
9 April 2024
Target Decision Date
8 May 2024
Date Decided
22 August 2024
Date Validated
20 February 2024
Date Submitted
20 February 2024
Consultation End
9 April 2024
Committee Meeting
21 August 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Statutory Period
78 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
38
Coordinates
53.260520, -2.126153
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3361089
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 June 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Source: Cheshire East

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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