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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Capenhurst Lane Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 7AQ

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/01344/FUL Other

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two new school buildings, stand-alone canopies, installation of solar panels, new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access points from Overpool Road, new car park, cycle storage and relocated police layby, reconfigured access and car parking provision for Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, hard and soft landscaping, new playing field and new hard surfaced sports courts, relocated catering pods together with associated substation, LV switch room, ground source heat pump enclosure, water tank, bin store and relocation of storage containers

As published by the council, reference 26/01344/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01344/FUL
Type
Other
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Whitby Park
Postcode
CH65 7AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/02422/NOT Awaiting decision

    Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Capenhurst Lane Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 7AQ

    Installation of a modular building under the new Class CB Permitted Development right

    Submitted 25 Jul 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 8 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 July 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

135 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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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