Planning application
71 Highfield Road Chester CH1 5AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for the change of use from dwelling to short term holiday Let accommodation - Retrospective.
As published by the council, reference 26/00793/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00793/FUL
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Blacon
- Postcode
- CH1 5AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 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 6 May 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
6 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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