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Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

Refused Cheshire West and Chester 19/01786/AGR Agricultural Determination

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of agricultural building for hay/straw

As published by the council, reference 19/01786/AGR

Application record

Reference
19/01786/AGR
Type
Agricultural Determination
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
2 May 2019
Validated
8 May 2019
Decided
30 May 2019
Ward
Saughall And Mollington
Parish
Backford
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 20/01770/NMA Granted

    Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    Non-material amendment to19/02424/FUL (re-orientation and re-siting of storage barn)

    Decided 24 Sep 2020 Amendments
  • 19/01921/ADV Granted

    Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    Non-illuminated vinyl advert attached to the front entrance gates (retrospective).

    Decided 23 Mar 2020 Advertising
  • 19/01920/FUL Granted

    Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    Change of use of land to canine business use to enable a secure place for dogs to exercise

    Decided 23 Mar 2020 Full applications
  • 18/04285/FUL Granted

    Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    Change of use from agricultural land to equestrian. Construction of stables and store, addition of hard standing and school for exercising horses for personal use only

    Decided 22 Mar 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 8 May 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 May 2019

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cheshire West and Chester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land East of Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    19/02424/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Use of land for mixed agricultural and equestrian use, construction of a hay barn, agricultural field shelter, stable block and outdoor riding arena

    Granted Full applications 25 docs

  • Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    20/01770/NMA Submitted 26 May 2020 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to19/02424/FUL (re-orientation and re-siting of storage barn)

    Granted Amendments 3 docs

  • Land At Whitby Lane (West) Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    20/00489/FUL Submitted 7 Feb 2020 100 yards away

    Change of use of land to private equestrian use for 4 horses to graze and exercise, construction of menage and stables.

    Granted Amendments 29 docs

  • Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    19/01921/ADV Submitted 20 May 2019 250 yards away

    Non-illuminated vinyl advert attached to the front entrance gates (retrospective).

    Granted Advertising 7 docs

  • Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    19/01920/FUL Submitted 20 May 2019 250 yards away

    Change of use of land to canine business use to enable a secure place for dogs to exercise

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

  • Land At Whitby Lane Backford Chester

    18/04285/FUL Submitted 1 Nov 2018 300 yards away

    Change of use from agricultural land to equestrian. Construction of stables and store, addition of hard standing and school for exercising horses for personal use only

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

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    Oak (T4) - Remove over-extended 2nd order limb back to main stem union. Lime (T5) - Reduce crown at defective union, reduce central leader to 2m above the bifurcation, and to 0.3m above the adjacent minor branch.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
  • 26/03147/AGR Awaiting decision

    Land At Bates Lane Helsby Frodsham

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    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
  • 26/03120/AGR Awaiting decision

    Land At Marsh Lane Dutton Northwich

    Erection of general purpose agricultural produce and machinery store

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
  • 26/03031/CAT Awaiting decision

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    2x Ash to be crown raised to give 2m clearance off the cafe building. 1x Elder to be crown raised to give clearance off the cafe building. 2x dead stems to be removed (one on ground and one fallen onto building).

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Other