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Pets At Home Epsom Avenue, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 3RN

26/0672/PRIOR-14JPrior Approval: Solar Photovoltaics (non domestic)Awaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for solar PV installation to be conducted on the roof areas specified within the attached layouts. The system size will be 221.9 kWp with a total panel count of 435 x 510Wp. The planned system will use an appropriate roof mounting fixture mechanism. The installation will not exceed 0.2m in height from the existing plane of the roof. The panels will be fitted flush to the roof. The respective planned layouts can be reviewed within the attachments supplied.

Received
20 February 2026
Ward
Handforth
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Pets At Home Epsom Avenue, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 3RN. Cheshire East has handled 1,224 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 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. We hold 971 applications in total for the SK9 postcode area.

79% of outline 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
SK9 3RN
Application type
Prior Approval: Solar Photovoltaics (non domestic)
Parish
Handforth

Planning application dates

Validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
25 March 2026
Consultation end
25 March 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cheshire East

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