Planning application
Newgate House 32 - 36 Newgate Street Chester CH1 1DE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Illuminated signage
As published by the council, reference 26/00209/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00209/ADV
- Type
- Advertising
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 1DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/00208/FUL Awaiting decision
Newgate House 32 - 36 Newgate Street Chester CH1 1DE
Shopfront alterations including new doors and windows, spotlights along front elevation and erection of bin store enclosure
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26/00089/FUL Awaiting decision
Newgate House 32 - 36 Newgate Street Chester CH1 1DE
Raising of pavement, laying of utilities, and outdoor seating area (including jumbrellas, heaters and fixed planters)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
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 19 March 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
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 155 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Newgate House 32 - 36 Newgate Street Chester CH1 1DE
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Newgate House 32 - 36 Newgate Street Chester CH1 1DE
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