Planning application
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of condtions 5 (phasing plan) and 25 (method statement). Partial discharge of conditions 9 (SUDS) and 20 (external lighting) of 21/04091/FUL
As published by the council, reference 25/02112/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02112/DIS
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Gowy Rural
- Postcode
- CH65 4BD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01255/REM Awaiting decision
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
Details of reserved matters (appearance, layout and scale )for Air Separation Unit, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure following outline approval under 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid
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26/00470/S73 Awaiting decision
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
Variation of conditions 1, 3 and 4 (amended site layout plans), 28 (HMMP) and removal of condition 27 (translocation of existing habitats) of 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid (full and outline) planning application for a hydrogen production plant, storage and distribution facility comprising full planning permission for the demolition of existing structures and erection of facilities including a Flare Stack, Phase 1 Process Area (containing main combustion plant), Natural Gas Let-down Area and Pipeline Reception Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2, and Pipe Racks, Utilities Area, new site access and internal access roads including new Gate House and Weighbridge Shelter, Surface Water Drainage System, landscaping and other associated infrastructure, and outline planning permission (matters of appearance, layout and scale reserved) for a Phase 2 Process Area, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 Air Separation Units, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure Natural Gas Let-down Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2.
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25/02672/DIS Awaiting decision
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
Discharge of condition 17 (Construction/Decommissioning Dust Management Plan), condition 18 ( Noise & Vibration Management Scheme), condition 21 (Traffic Management Plan) and condition 22 (Travel Management Plan) of planning application 21/04091/FUL.
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20/02976/FUL Granted
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
Single storey pitched roof office, research & amenity building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheshire West and Chester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheshire West and Chester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
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Awaiting decision Outline 11 docs -
Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD
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Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 28 docs -
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