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Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/04512/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Construction and operation of a modular plant room compound with associated external plant and equipment, fencing and hard landscaping

As published by the council, reference 19/04512/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/04512/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
19 Dec 2019
Validated
19 Dec 2019
Decided
28 May 2020
Ward
Saughall And Mollington
Parish
Capenhurst And Ledsham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH1 6ER

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 9 applications since 2018: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/01170/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Post-operational clean out, decommissioning, demolition and land quality appraisal of the B550 incinerator complex

    Decided 20 Jul 2021 Full applications
  • 21/00196/DIS Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Discharge of condition 3 (site investigation) on planning permission 19/04512/FUL (Construction and operation of a modular plant room compound with associated external plant and equipment, fencing and hard landscaping)

    Decided 21 May 2021 Conditions
  • 20/02988/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Proposed fencing upgrade (steel palisade fence (Moss Green) 3m high with razor wire above (total height 4.06m)

    Decided 13 Oct 2020 Full applications
  • 20/01317/NMA Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Non Material Amendment to 17/01919/FUL (demolition of existing substation and dog kennel building and construction of two new substations and two new choke buildings with new fencing, access, hard landscaping and ancillary development) (Amendment to Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) with further amendment following 18/04324/NMA to permit the use of an alternative construction access route including additional temporary parking area)

    Decided 18 May 2020 Conditions
  • 19/02491/DIS Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Travel Plan) and Condition 8 (Archaeological) of 18/02191/S73 of planning permission 18/02191/S73 (Tails Management Facility for the deconversion of Tails (depleted Uranium Hexafluoride) for long terms safe storage)

    Decided 3 Oct 2019 Conditions
  • 19/01343/DIS Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Discharge of condition 5 (ground investigation) of planning permission 18/02191/S73 (Tails Management Facility for the deconversion of Tails (depleted Uranium Hexafluoride) for long terms safe storage)

    Decided 25 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 18/04324/NMA Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Non material amendment to planning permission 17/01919/FUL (Demolition of existing substation and dog kennel building and construction of two new substations and two new choke buildings with new fencing, access, hard landscaping and ancillary development) (Amendment to Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan)(with alternative construction access route)

    Decided 17 Dec 2018 Amendments
  • 18/02692/DIS Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Discharge of condition 14 (external lighting) of planning permission 11/00018/S73 (Tails Management Facility for the deconversion of Tails (depleted Uranium Hexafluoride) for long term safe storage)

    Decided 29 Nov 2018 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 28 May 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 21/00196/DIS Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    Discharge of condition 3 (site investigation) on planning permission 19/04512/FUL (Construction and operation of a modular plant room compound with associated external plant and equipment, fencing and hard landscaping)

    Decided 21 May 2021 Conditions

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 28 May 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

    21/00196/DIS Submitted 15 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 3 (site investigation) on planning permission 19/04512/FUL (Construction and operation of a modular plant room compound with associated external plant and equipment, fencing and hard landscaping)

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    24/02638/FUL Submitted 4 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Extension to the existing Fire Station (B628) at the URENCO UK Site, Capenhurst, Chester.

    Granted Full applications Extension 17 docs
  • Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    25/03748/FUL Submitted 1 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

    Erection of security fence.

    Awaiting decision Full applications
    Small domestic
  • Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    26/00813/FUL Submitted 12 Mar 2026 200 yards away

    Construction of 3m high and 300mm wide freestanding prefabricated concrete shield wall to provide radiological shielding safety function

    Granted Full applications
  • Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    25/02408/NMA Submitted 4 Aug 2025 200 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~10 Oct

    Non Material Amendment to 21/02323/FUL (Alterations and External Works (including Demolition) to the E22 Building, parking area and associated works) (changes along the E22 Building North Elevation - relocated barrier, relocated Vertical Air Receiver, HVAC louvre added, additional small louvre added, existing concrete wall extended, switchboard moved inside the building, new entrance steps and ramp, main pedestrian aluminium and glazed entrance doors arrangement updated, cladding repainted) (changes Along the E22 Building West Elevation - 2 Diesel Generators increased in size, concrete wall removed, existing concrete wall extended, cladding repainted and existing louvres to be repaired and not replaced by new cladding)

    Decided Amendments Demolition Windows or glazing
  • Buildings C15, C16 and C17 Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    24/03583/DEM Submitted 29 Nov 2024 350 yards away

    Demolition of three buildings, (C15, C16 and C17).

    Granted Other Demolition 8 docs

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    Received 8 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 12 Dec, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 23 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
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