Planning application
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of two storey hospital building.
As published by the council, reference 25/00454/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00454/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Upton
- Parish
- Bache
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 14 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02179/FUL Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Construction of a new Energy Generation Compound (EGC), installation of a new low temperature hot water (LTHW) distribution network, decentralised heat pump installations and associated infrastructure
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26/02040/FUL Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Erection of plant room (retrospective)
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25/03179/ADV Decided
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Illuminated and non illuminated signange to include 2 totem signs and entrance sign
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25/02755/DIS Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Application to discharge condition 6 (Full Travel Plan) of planning permission 23/02153/FUL.
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25/02594/FUL Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Material alterations to the external appearance of a hospital building (comprising the demolition of the majority of the existing building).
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23/01580/DIS Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Discharge of condition 15 (travel plan) on planning application 22/03028/OUT
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22/03719/DIS Granted
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Discharge of condition 6 (tree planting) of planning permission 21/00423/FUL
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21/00423/FUL Granted
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Erection of a part single storey, part two storey hospital building linked to the existing building to the west via a link bridge and to the north via a single storey link extension, including associated landscaping works
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20/01454/ADV Granted
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Illuminated signage to Accident and Emergency Department
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19/04584/S73 Awaiting decision
The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) and 5 (Drainage) of 18/03540/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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23 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheshire West and Chester took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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