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Garden Village, Handforth

26/0410/DSCDischarge of conditionsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Discharge of Condition 6 on 19/0623M - Hybrid planning application proposing a new mixed-use settlement for the Garden Village at Handforth. It comprises two parts: (1) Outline planning application, including: demolition works (unspecified); around 1500 new homes (class C3); new employment uses (class B1 & B2); new mixed-use local (village) centre (classes A1-A5 inclusive, B1(a), C1, C2, C3, D1 & D2); new green infrastructure; and associated infrastructure. All detailed matters (appearance, means of access, landscaping, layout & scale) reserved for subsequent approval. (2) Full planning application for initial preparation and infrastructure works (IPIW), including: ground remediation, re-profiling and preparation works; highway works; drainage works; utilities works; replacement A34 bridge works: green infrastructure works; and other associated infrastructure.

Received
2 February 2026
Ward
Handforth
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Garden Village, Handforth,. Cheshire East has handled 1,430 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Handforth.

93% of conditions 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
Discharge of conditions
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
1500
Parish
Handforth

Planning application dates

Validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026

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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Oct

    Discharge of conditions F6 and F7 on approval 19/0623M

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/3895/DSC

Source: Cheshire East

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