Planning application
25/00144/LDC
71 Bouverie Street Chester CH1 4HF
Proposal
Lawful development certificate to establish the use as an existing large HMO (House in multiple occupancy).
As published by the council, reference 25/00144/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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10 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00586/LDC Awaiting decision
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Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use for House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
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26/01493/FUL Awaiting decision
54 Garden Lane Chester CH1 4EW
Retrospective planning application for the change of use of the first floor from ancillary storage associated with the ground floor cafe (Class E - Commercial, Business and Service) to a self-contained 2-bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3 - Dwellinghouses).
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25/02577/LDC Awaiting decision
6 Walpole Street Chester CH1 4HG
Loft conversion including rear dormer and rooflights to front elevation of existing six-bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)
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26/01764/LDC Awaiting decision
6 Leonard Street Chester CH1 4BW
Lawful Development certificate to establish an existing HMO (C4)
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20/03403/FUL Granted
St Thomas of Canterbury Church Parkgate Road Chester Cheshire
New stone paving around the existing war memorial together with a new stone Memorial Tablet, associated repairs to existing walls, steps and gates adjacent to the War Memorial. The figure of Christ requires essential repairs to the figure's head
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20/03404/LBC Granted
St Thomas of Canterbury Church Parkgate Road Chester Cheshire
New stone paving around the existing war memorial together with a new stone Memorial Tablet and associated repairs to existing walls, steps and gates adjacent to the War Memorial. The figure of Christ requires essential repairs to the figure's head
Other amendments applications
In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/02326/NMA Awaiting decision
269 Chester Road Hartford Northwich CW8 1LP
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/02713/FUL, amendment to the approved extension roof design.
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26/01303/LDC Granted
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Change of use from Children's Residential Home (C2) to Dwelling House (C3a)
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25/03012/FUL Refused
Car Park Sens Close Chester CH1 2NF
Retrospective engineering works to extend existing carpark and change of use from Class E to Sui Generis car park.
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26/00842/FUL Granted
Laurels Farm Parkgate Road Ledsham Chester CH1 6EZ
Single-storey side extension, part single and part two-storey rear extension, and a side porch (part retrospective)(revised description)
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25/03655/FUL Granted
134 Witton Street Northwich CW9 5NP
Change of use of the ground floor only from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class F1 (learning and non-residential institutions), alterations to the rear doors and windows.