Planning application
97 Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich CW8 4QJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for the existing residential use of the former ground floor shop as part of a single Class C3 dwelling house
As published by the council, reference 25/03983/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03983/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- CW8 4QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03527/PMA Decided
97 Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich CW8 4QJ
change of use of ground floor retail space to residential use and incorporated into 97 Townfield Lane
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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97 Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich CW8 4QJ
92% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan
change of use of ground floor retail space to residential use and incorporated into 97 Townfield Lane
Decided -
95 Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich Cheshire CW8 4QJ
Single storey side extension to create garage and store. Demolition of existing garage and store.
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 5 docsSmall domestic -
Garage Site Off Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 18/00342/FUL
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Granted Conditions Demolition 17 docs -
Garage Site Off Townfield Lane Barnton Northwich
Discharge of condition 14 (Remediation) of 18/04518/S73
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
17 Astbury Drive Barnton Northwich Cheshire CW8 4PX
Single storey side extension
Granted Full applications Extension 14 docsSmall domestic
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