Planning application
Ashbrook Plant Hire Woodside Farm Northwich Road Dutton Northwich Cheshire WA4 4LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of land for B8 open air storage and distribution of agricultural machinery and plant hire, hard surfacing, installation of perimeter fencing and creation of landscaping bunds - Retrospective.
As published by the council, reference 25/02711/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02711/FUL
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Marbury
- Parish
- Dutton
- Postcode
- WA4 4LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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27 Nov 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 22 January 2026, 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
18 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 amendment applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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