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Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/00470/S73 Conditions

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Variation of conditions 1, 3 and 4 (amended site layout plans), 28 (HMMP) and removal of condition 27 (translocation of existing habitats) of 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid (full and outline) planning application for a hydrogen production plant, storage and distribution facility comprising full planning permission for the demolition of existing structures and erection of facilities including a Flare Stack, Phase 1 Process Area (containing main combustion plant), Natural Gas Let-down Area and Pipeline Reception Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2, and Pipe Racks, Utilities Area, new site access and internal access roads including new Gate House and Weighbridge Shelter, Surface Water Drainage System, landscaping and other associated infrastructure, and outline planning permission (matters of appearance, layout and scale reserved) for a Phase 2 Process Area, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 Air Separation Units, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure Natural Gas Let-down Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2.

As published by the council, reference 26/00470/S73

Application record

Reference
26/00470/S73
Type
Conditions
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Gowy Rural
Postcode
CH65 4BD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01255/REM Awaiting decision

    Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    Details of reserved matters (appearance, layout and scale )for Air Separation Unit, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure following outline approval under 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Outline
  • 25/02672/DIS Awaiting decision

    Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    Discharge of condition 17 (Construction/Decommissioning Dust Management Plan), condition 18 ( Noise & Vibration Management Scheme), condition 21 (Traffic Management Plan) and condition 22 (Travel Management Plan) of planning application 21/04091/FUL.

    Submitted 27 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02112/DIS Awaiting decision

    Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    Discharge of condtions 5 (phasing plan) and 25 (method statement). Partial discharge of conditions 9 (SUDS) and 20 (external lighting) of 21/04091/FUL

    Submitted 9 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • 20/02976/FUL Granted

    Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    Single storey pitched roof office, research & amenity building

    Decided 30 Apr 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 April 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

28 documents on file for this application

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What 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 95 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

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.

Nearby applications

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  • Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    26/01255/REM Submitted 24 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

    Details of reserved matters (appearance, layout and scale )for Air Separation Unit, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure following outline approval under 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid

    Awaiting decision Outline 11 docs

  • Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    25/02672/DIS Submitted 27 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Discharge of condition 17 (Construction/Decommissioning Dust Management Plan), condition 18 ( Noise & Vibration Management Scheme), condition 21 (Traffic Management Plan) and condition 22 (Travel Management Plan) of planning application 21/04091/FUL.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

  • Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

    25/02112/DIS Submitted 9 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

    Discharge of condtions 5 (phasing plan) and 25 (method statement). Partial discharge of conditions 9 (SUDS) and 20 (external lighting) of 21/04091/FUL

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

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  • Little Meadow Green Shotwick-Frodsham Road Thornton Le Moors Chester CH2 4LD

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