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Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/01394/DEM Other

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of fountains shop and cafe

As published by the council, reference 20/01394/DEM

Application record

Reference
20/01394/DEM
Type
Other
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval not required
Received
20 Apr 2020
Validated
20 Apr 2020
Decided
6 May 2020
Ward
Saughall And Mollington
Parish
Backford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH2 1LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00953/DIS Awaiting decision

    Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of conditions 3c, 3d (geotechnics reports), 10 (natural habitats), 11 (hard landscaping), 12 (hedgerows) and 13 (drainage strategy) of 22/02996/S73

    Submitted 25 Mar 2025 Trees
  • 20/04131/NMA Granted

    Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Non material amendment to Condition 4 of planning permission 19/01067/FUL to allow above ground works in Area A and Area B to be progressed ahead of the submission of a preliminary risk assessment or a detailed scheme of site investigation. Amendment to Condition 2 for revision to the alignment of the zoo perimeter fence on the site of the Overnight Stays, fencing works to be undertaken ahead of the discharge of Conditions 6 (construction management plan) and 23 (foul water drainage).

    Decided 21 Apr 2021 Conditions
  • 20/01750/DIS Granted

    Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bats), 5 (Drainage), 8(c) (Tree Protection) and 19 (Demolition) of 19/01067/FUL

    Decided 2 Dec 2020 Trees
  • 20/01241/S73 Withdrawn

    Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Variation to wording of condition 4 (land contamination) of planning permission 19/01067/FUL

    Decided 21 Apr 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 6 May 2020

    Decision issued: Prior Approval not required

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 6 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.

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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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