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Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/03917/DEM Demolition Determination

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of former Anteater House

As published by the council, reference 19/03917/DEM

Application record

Reference
19/03917/DEM
Type
Demolition Determination
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval not required
Received
25 Oct 2019
Validated
25 Oct 2019
Decided
19 Nov 2019
Ward
Upton
Parish
Upton By Chester
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH2 1LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03987/NMA Decided

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Non-material amendment to 24/02159/S73 (Amendments to wording of conditions 23 and 28 )

    Submitted 19 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/03988/DIS Awaiting decision

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of condition 23 (30 year HMMP), and condition 28 (off site habitats) application 24/02159/S73

    Submitted 19 Dec 2025
  • 25/03909/DIS Awaiting decision

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of condition 6 (bat monitoring) of planning application 21/04555/FUL (Events venue )

    Submitted 15 Dec 2025
  • 25/03908/DIS Decided

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of condition 12 (annual bat monitoring strategy) of planning application 22/03737/FUL (Snow Leopard enclosures and a public viewing area )

    Submitted 15 Dec 2025
  • 25/02461/DIS Decided

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Operational Management Plan), Condition 13 (External lighting data), Condition 14 (EV Charging Point), Condition 15 ( Cycle Parking Scheme), Condition 17 (Earthworks validation report) and Condition 29 (Landscaping) of planning permission 24/02159/S73.

    Submitted 8 Aug 2025
  • 25/01019/NMA Awaiting decision

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Variation to Condition 20 to 24/02159/S73 (to be amended to read: Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the car parking to serve the development (as per drawing ref C738B-NEZS-X-XX-DR-A-002) shall be laid out and made available. The parking spaces shall be retained at all times thereafter.)

    Submitted 27 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00951/FUL Granted

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Erection of an education centre building to include a lift tower to roof terrace, erection of two open sided external canopies at first floor level with seating area, balustrade panels, fencing and associated landscaping works

    Decided 19 Dec 2024 Full applications
  • 19/02895/FUL Granted

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Erection of gates and external alterations to elevations of building

    Decided 12 Nov 2019 Full applications
  • 19/02896/LBC Granted

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Erection of gates and external alterations to elevations of building

    Decided 12 Nov 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 19/02303/DIS Granted

    Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Materials) of 18/00202/FUL

    Decided 20 Sep 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 19 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Prior Approval not required

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 19 November 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 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.

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    24/02138/LDC Submitted 22 Jul 2024 51m away

    Demolition of existing garage, erection of rear extension.

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  • Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    25/02461/DIS Submitted 8 Aug 2025 51m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~31 Oct

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Operational Management Plan), Condition 13 (External lighting data), Condition 14 (EV Charging Point), Condition 15 ( Cycle Parking Scheme), Condition 17 (Earthworks validation report) and Condition 29 (Landscaping) of planning permission 24/02159/S73.

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  • Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    25/03987/NMA Submitted 19 Dec 2025 51m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

    Non-material amendment to 24/02159/S73 (Amendments to wording of conditions 23 and 28 )

    Decided Amendments
  • Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    25/03988/DIS Submitted 19 Dec 2025 51m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

    Discharge of condition 23 (30 year HMMP), and condition 28 (off site habitats) application 24/02159/S73

    Awaiting decision
  • Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    25/03909/DIS Submitted 15 Dec 2025 51m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~9 Feb

    Discharge of condition 6 (bat monitoring) of planning application 21/04555/FUL (Events venue )

    Awaiting decision
  • Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    25/03908/DIS Submitted 15 Dec 2025 51m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~9 Feb

    Discharge of condition 12 (annual bat monitoring strategy) of planning application 22/03737/FUL (Snow Leopard enclosures and a public viewing area )

    Decided

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