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Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 20/04131/NMA Conditions

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference 20/04131/NMA

Application record

Reference
20/04131/NMA
Type
Conditions
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
5 Nov 2020
Validated
5 Nov 2020
Decided
21 Apr 2021
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
  • 20/01750/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
  • 20/01394/DEM Granted

    Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

    Demolition of fountains shop and cafe

    Decided 6 May 2020 Other
  • 20/01241/S73 Withdrawn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. 5 Nov 2020

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 21 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 21 April 2021, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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