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37 Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LB

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 23/03740/LBC Amendment

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

Proposal

Change of use from toyshop storage facility (Use Class Ea) to drinking establishment (Use Class Sui Generis)to include internal alterations and refurbishment work

As published by the council, reference 23/03740/LBC

Application record

Reference
23/03740/LBC
Type
Amendment
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
27 Nov 2023
Validated
27 Nov 2023
Decided
4 Nov 2024
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH1 2LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/03739/FUL Granted

    37 Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LB

    Change of use from toyshop storage facility (Use Class Ea) to drinking establishment (Use Class Sui Generis) to include internal alterations and refurbishment work

    Decided 4 Nov 2024 Amendments
  • 19/03299/FUL Granted

    37 Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LB

    Change of use to A4 drinking establishment

    Decided 8 Nov 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2023

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

39 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 4 November 2024, 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    21/04849/FUL Submitted 6 Dec 2021 50 yards away

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  • 37 Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LB

    23/03739/FUL Submitted 27 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from toyshop storage facility (Use Class Ea) to drinking establishment (Use Class Sui Generis) to include internal alterations and refurbishment work

    Granted Amendments 38 docs

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  • 43 Watergate Row South Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LE

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    20/00284/FUL Submitted 27 Jan 2020 50 yards away

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