Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Monday 18th May 2026 18:00
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber, Council Offices
Public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public viewing and participation and a video stream will also be broadcast to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit https://bit.ly/KTC-Meeting or use meeting ID 821 0560 5574 and password KTC-456189.
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence; apologies should be submitted to the Deputy Town Clerk in advance of the meeting.
2 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
To receive declarations of personal, prejudicial, and pecuniary interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.
3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A period of up to 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.
4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held 20th April 2026
Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 20th April
5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 26/1162/LBC | 115 King Street | Listed building consent for the removal of existing white acrylic lettering from shopfront, replace with new white acrylic lettering and repaint shopfront. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 26/1164/ADV | 115 King Street | Advertisement consent for shopfront signage. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 26/0799/HOUS | 23 Cranford Square | Single storey rear extension. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 26/1387/HOUS | Bluebell Farm, Manchester Road | Proposed Conversion of attached barn to additional living accommodation incidental to the existing farmhouse | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 26/1495/LBC | Ground Floor, King Edward Court | Listed building consent for proposed change of use from Class E (Office Use) to Sui Generis Use, to utilise the former officer space as community events / pop-up space at Ground Floor, King Edward Court. (Linked with 26/1269/FUL) | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER1 – Employment Development ER2 – Retail Development HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 26/1269/FUL | Ground Floor, King Edward Court | Proposed change of use from Class E (Office Use) to Sui Generis Use, to utilise the former officer space as community events / pop-up space at Ground Floor, King Edward Court. (Linked with 26/1495/LBC) | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER1 – Employment Development ER2 – Retail Development HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 26/1557/DSC | Land To The North-West Of 2 Croft Lane | Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 11, 13 and 14 on approval 24/4738/FUL | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development D4 – Sustainable Residential Design E3 – Habitat Protection and Biodiversity HE3 – Conservation Areas |
| 26/1504/DSC | Bexton Primary School, Blackhill Lane | Discharge of condition 6 on approval 22/3973M – Proposed Wraparound Care Facility Building | None applicable
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| 26/1497/PRIOR-3MA | Caledonian House, Tatton Street | Prior approval for the proposed change of use of existing office building to 18 residential apartments. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development E5 – Pollution HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions H4 – Living in the Town Centre T2 – Cycling in Knutsford T4 – Parking |
| 26/1308/HOUS | 8 Byrne Close | garage conversion to bedroom and cycle store | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 26/1598/HOUS | 24 Rowley Way | Fit a new casement window to bedroom 4 on the West facing side elevation, this will be a double unit with one hinged opening, this will be required for building regulations as a fire escape as its the only window in the newly formed bedroom. The glass will be obscured | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness |
26/1671/NMA |
1 Meadow Drive | Non-material amendment to approval 25/2486/HOUS – Demolition of existing garage, carport and conservatory, erection of single storey side and rear extensions, erection of front porch, installation of replacement windows and existing walls insulated and rendered in off white. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 26/1614/DSC | Knutsford Dry Cleaners, 3 Toft Road | Discharge of condition 5 on approval 25/3611/FUL | None applicable
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6 TREE APPLICATIONS
To review the latest tree applications.
| 26/1415/TPO | 4 Croft Lane | Works to Protected Trees:
The tree is a mature Oak. The Tree is in poor condition and we are requesting maintenance work to the lower 5 branches and husbandry work to the trunk |
| 26/1267/TCA | 2 Rowley Bank Cottage, Toft Road | Section 211 notice:
Two Leylandi – Complete Removal. |
7 PLANNING DECISIONS
To review the latest planning decisions.
| 26/0548/ADV | East Cheshire Hospice, 7-9 Malt Street | Advertisement consent for replacement signs on gable end. | The council OBJECTS on the grounds that the signage is overbearing through its cumulative scale and is at odds with its setting, and therefore detrimental to the Town Centre Conservation Area. | Approved With Conditions
The officer’s report notes that whilst in cumulation with the existing signs on the property, the premises would be fairly burdened with signage, considering the location of the premises, it is not deemed that the overall proposals would significantly detract from the character and conservation area. |
| 26/0144/LBC | Vermilion, 10a Princess Street | Listed building consent for replacement like for like of rotten windows and one broken (modern door). | The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments. | Approved With Conditions
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| 26/0905/HOUS | 4 Helena Close | Single storey rear and side extension and enlargement of front porch. | The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments. | Approved With Conditions
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| 26/0701/HOUS | 1a Queen Street | Construction of a small, single-storey outbuilding in the rear garden of 1A Queen Street. | The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments. | Approved With Conditions
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| 26/0680/TPO | 59 Beggarmans Lane | T1 – OAK (Front of Property) Remove deadwood 3cm+ in diameter throughout the crown. Low limbs that extend towards the garage and over the neighbours drive, reduce by 1.25 metres. to limit overhang and control growth. | The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments. | Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
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| 26/0274/TPO | Inglenook Bexton Lane | Tree work to Alder tree (T1) to dismantle to ground level and treat stump with eco plugs | The council objects to the felling of the tree due to the lack of an arboriculturist report evidencing that felling is necessary. | Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
The officer’s report notes that despite the limited justification in respect of root ingress, the tree was observed during inspection to show early indications of decline, including tip dieback, deadwood, and evidence of internal regrowth. It also appears that the tree has responded poorly to historic pruning. Taken together, these factors indicate that the tree is likely to deteriorate and diminish its amenity value. |
| 26/0265/TPO | 2 St Georges Close | G1 . Oak and Sycamore Group – Remove/reduce selected limbs to crown lift to 6 metres from ground level. G2. Oak and Sycamore – Sycamore, fell to ground level. T3. Sycamore – Remove the limb with the cavity at the elbow. T4. Sycamore – Remove the low limb hanging over the neighbours garden. | The council raises no objection. | Consent for wrks in TPO with conditions
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| 26/0118/DSC | White Lodge, 11 Leycester Road | Discharge of conditions 3, 8 and 9 on approved application 25/0499/HOUS – The demolition of the existing modern rear extension (built circa. 2008) and garage, and the construction of a replacement new, high-quality rear extension. The extension will be utilised as a garage with an external store and WC. | The council raises no objection. | Approved |
| 26/1074/HOUS | 2 Cranford Avenue | Single storey side and rear elevation extensions. | The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments. Additionally, the council notes the setting of pitched rooves and would encourage the applicant to explore a pitched roof instead of a flat roof. | Approved With Conditions
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| 26/0956/HOUS | 32 Rowley Way | Proposed single storey rear extension | The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments. | Approved With Conditions
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8 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
To review the planning enforcement log.
Attachment – Planning Enforcement Log Report May
9 OUTSTANDING MATTERS
To review the outstanding matters log.
Attachment – Outstanding Matters Log Report
10 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 8th June at 6pm.