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Bishops House 1 Abbey Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2JD

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/03796/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: Loft or dormer Roofing

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

Proposal

Removal of existing roof covering, replace with new vapour permeable underlay, softwood fixing battens and re-fix slates. Repair existing roof timbers. Replace 2no. existing roof lights with new conservation style, re-bed existing roof copings; fit new lead cover flashings to 3no. existing chimneys; replace lead gutter linings with new; replace rotten gutter boards; fit new stepped lead flashings to all roof abutments; replace existing lead flat roof covering with new lead covering. Re-set existing cast iron gutters including resealing joints and redecoration as required.

As published by the council, reference 19/03796/LBC

Application record

Reference
19/03796/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
15 Oct 2019
Validated
15 Oct 2019
Decided
19 Dec 2019
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH1 2JD

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.

  • 20/03780/LBC Granted

    Bishops House 1 Abbey Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2JD

    Installation of secondary glazing throughout the property

    Decided 16 Dec 2020 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 19 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 23 Aug 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 grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 19 December 2019, 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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