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71 Highfield Road Chester CH1 5AX

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/00793/FUL Amendment

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

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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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 amendment applications in a median of 74 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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