Corporate Property - landlord management, repair and maintenance of all Council property. Design - undertaking and implementing project work and giving advice on design aspects. Conservation - preservation and management of built and natural features and areas of value including Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, Tree Preservation Orders and Hedgerow Consents. Business Administration - central administration and financial management of the Division and its information technology systems. US The Planning and Estates Division is located in the Council's main offices in Sandbach.
Staff are available to discuss planning and development matters during normal office hours.
Visitors to the offices are requested to report to the Planning Reception Desk in the main foyer which is open at all times during normal office hours where most general enquiries can be dealt with straight away by a duty officer. If you want to meet someone in person it is best to telephone first and make an appointment. Copies of current documentation and plans on deposit for public comment, including local planning applications, can also be viewed at the Council's Information Centres in Congleton, Sandbach, Alsager, Middlewich and Holmes Chapel.