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Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 21/01170/FUL Other

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 21/01170/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/01170/FUL
Type
Other
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
16 Mar 2021
Validated
16 Mar 2021
Decided
20 Jul 2021
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 7 applications since 2019: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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
  • 19/04512/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6ER

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

    Decided 28 May 2020 Full applications
  • 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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2021

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 20 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 20 July 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.

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