Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

This site has had 12 applications since 2019: 8 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/03987/NMA Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Non-material amendment to 24/02159/S73 (Amendments to wording of conditions 23 and 28 )

  Submitted 19 Dec 2025 Amendments
• 25/03909/DIS Awaiting decision

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Discharge of condition 6 (bat monitoring) of planning application 21/04555/FUL (Events venue )

  Submitted 15 Dec 2025 Conditions
• 25/03908/DIS Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Discharge of condition 12 (annual bat monitoring strategy) of planning application 22/03737/FUL (Snow Leopard enclosures and a public viewing area )

  Submitted 15 Dec 2025
• 25/02461/DIS Decided

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Discharge of Condition 4 (Operational Management Plan), Condition 13 (External lighting data), Condition 14 (EV Charging Point), Condition 15 ( Cycle Parking Scheme), Condition 17 (Earthworks validation report) and Condition 29 (Landscaping) of planning permission 24/02159/S73.

  Submitted 8 Aug 2025
• 25/01019/NMA Awaiting decision

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Variation to Condition 20 to 24/02159/S73 (to be amended to read: Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the car parking to serve the development (as per drawing ref C738B-NEZS-X-XX-DR-A-002) shall be laid out and made available. The parking spaces shall be retained at all times thereafter.)

  Submitted 27 Mar 2025 Conditions
• 24/00951/FUL Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Erection of an education centre building to include a lift tower to roof terrace, erection of two open sided external canopies at first floor level with seating area, balustrade panels, fencing and associated landscaping works

  Decided 19 Dec 2024 Full applications
• 19/03917/DEM Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Demolition of former Anteater House

  Decided 19 Nov 2019 Other
• 19/02895/FUL Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Erection of gates and external alterations to elevations of building

  Decided 12 Nov 2019 Full applications
• 19/02896/LBC Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Erection of gates and external alterations to elevations of building

  Decided 12 Nov 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
• 19/02303/DIS Granted

  Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  Discharge of Condition 11 (Materials) of 18/00202/FUL

  Decided 20 Sep 2019 Conditions

1. 19 Dec 2025

   Received by Cheshire West and Chester

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 February 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.

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.

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.

• Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  25/01019/NMA Submitted 27 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Variation to Condition 20 to 24/02159/S73 (to be amended to read: Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the car parking to serve the development (as per drawing ref C738B-NEZS-X-XX-DR-A-002) shall be laid out and made available. The parking spaces shall be retained at all times thereafter.)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

• Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  19/01067/FUL Submitted 18 Mar 2019 200 yards away

  Creation of the Grasslands zone, a large, open African Savannah habitat with restaurant and the provision of overnight accommodation comprising of a reception building, 28No lodges and 14No tents

  Granted Full applications 68 docs

• Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  25/00953/DIS Submitted 25 Mar 2025 200 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~20 May

  Discharge of conditions 3c, 3d (geotechnics reports), 10 (natural habitats), 11 (hard landscaping), 12 (hedgerows) and 13 (drainage strategy) of 22/02996/S73

  Awaiting decision Trees 28 docs

• Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  20/01750/DIS Submitted 20 May 2020 200 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bats), 5 (Drainage), 8(c) (Tree Protection) and 19 (Demolition) of 19/01067/FUL

  Granted Trees 11 docs

• Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  20/04131/NMA Submitted 5 Nov 2020 200 yards away

  Non material amendment to Condition 4 of planning permission 19/01067/FUL to allow above ground works in Area A and Area B to be progressed ahead of the submission of a preliminary risk assessment or a detailed scheme of site investigation. Amendment to Condition 2 for revision to the alignment of the zoo perimeter fence on the site of the Overnight Stays, fencing works to be undertaken ahead of the discharge of Conditions 6 (construction management plan) and 23 (foul water drainage).

  Granted Conditions 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Cedar House Chester Zoo Caughall Road Upton Chester CH2 1LH

  20/01241/S73 Submitted 2 Apr 2020 200 yards away

  Variation to wording of condition 4 (land contamination) of planning permission 19/01067/FUL

  Withdrawn Conditions 4 docs

• 26/02648/FUL Awaiting decision

  Highgrove Kingswood Lane Saughall Chester CH1 6DE

  Retrospective planning application for the retention and modification of rear dormer extension.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 25/00084/DIS Granted

  Land At Wrexham Road Chester

  Application to discharge conditions 7 (sustainable drainage scheme) and 8 (foul drainage scheme) of planning permission 23/03377/FUL (Erection of 150 dwellings and provision of infrastructure including internal road layout, landscaping, childrens play area and associated works (Re-submission of 22/03064/FUL)

  Received 13 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/02224/DIS Granted

  Moulton Methodist Church Main Road Moulton Winsford CW9 8PL

  Discharge of conditions 1(start on site), 5 (window and door details), 6 (boundary treatments), 9 (cycle store), 12 (mitigation measures in Bat Survey) and 13 (bat boxes) of 24/03199/FUL

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/02207/S73 Granted

  Land At Hoofield Hall Hoofield Lane Huxley Chester

  Variation to condition 2 of planning permission 17/01865/FUL (Conversion of Cubicle building for dairy cattle to dwellinghouse) to allow for the installation of new apertures in the rear elevation

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 25/03835/S73 Granted

  Gordale House and Oakroyd Chester High Road Neston CH64 8TF

  Replacement of two dwellings - removal of condition 4 (Self and custom build housing statement) and addition of Biodiversity Net Gain, variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and variation of condition 3 (materials) of the planning permission 24/02671/FUL

  Received 3 Dec, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions