Planning application
36 Vernon Road Chester CH1 4JS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate to establish a HMO since (at least) 2010.
As published by the council, reference 25/02972/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02972/LDC
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 4JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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1 Dec 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 26 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
3 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 67 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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