Pre-Application Planning Advice

Cheshire East Council provides a pre-application advice service and encourages potential applicants to discuss their scheme with planning officers prior to submission. This is particularly important for large scale developments which will have a major impact on the surrounding area.

This service helps to ensure a better understanding of planning issues and requirements and speeding up of the development process. This can help minimise subsequent planning application costs and avoid abortive applications.

Cheshire East Council offers six levels of pre-application service:

• the duty planning officer service
• the 'Householder' pre-application service
• the 'Replacement Dwellinghouse' service
• the 'Minor Operations' Service
• A service for medium sized proposals known as the 'Pre-Application Meeting Service'
• An enhanced service for large or complex proposals known as the 'Development Team Service'

These services relate to pre-application advice where it has been established planning permission is needed.  If you want information regarding the need for planning permission see Do I Need Planning Permission?

How to apply

• Pre-Application Request Form (PDF, 105KB) - All requests (except the duty planning officer service) must be made on this form
• Fees for Pre-Application advice (PDF, 205KB)
• Draft Planning Performance Agreement (PDF, 126KB) - for use with the Development Team Service

Send completed forms with accompanying plans and documents to:

• email: planningpreapps@cheshireeast.gov.uk
• Post: Development Management, Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe CW1 2BJ

Disclaimer

Please be aware that any advice provided by the Council's Officers is informal opinion only based on the information provided and is made without prejudice to any formal determination which may be given in the event of an application being submitted.

Page last reviewed: 09 December 2020