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71 Bouverie Street Chester CH1 4HF

Refused Cheshire West and Chester 25/00144/LDC Amendment

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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

Application record

Reference
25/00144/LDC
Type
Amendment
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
20 Jan 2025
Validated
10 Feb 2025
Decided
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CH1 4HF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 21 Jul 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 refusal means

Cheshire West and Chester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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