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Chester Racecourse Watergate Square Chester Cheshire CH1 2LY

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/02298/OUT Outline Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the racecourse land for a new Events Building with undercroft parking area, Pavilion Grandstand and associated works with the retention of car park at Saddlery Way for permanent use as car park

As published by the council, reference 19/02298/OUT

Application record

Reference
19/02298/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
17 Jun 2019
Validated
24 Jun 2019
Decided
12 Nov 2020
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
CH1 2LY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/03586/FUL Granted

    Chester Racecourse Watergate Square Chester Cheshire CH1 2LY

    Partially demolish single storey toilet block and replace with a new single storey toilet block

    Decided 7 Nov 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 24 Jun 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

68 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 12 November 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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