Planning application
The Architect 54 Nicholas Street Chester CH1 2NX
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to drinking establishment (Class A4). Partial demolition of building to be replaced by single storey side/rear extension. Alterations and landscaping works, including erection of external shelter and metal fencing - Variation of condition 9 (opening hours) of planning permission 24/01961/S73, granted on appeal (APP/A0665/W/25/3362728), to remove the temporary element of the condition and allow a permanent permission.
As published by the council, reference 26/01485/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01485/S73
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CH1 2NX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03239/CAT Decided
The Architect 54 Nicholas Street Chester CH1 2NX
2x SYCAMORE (ACER VAR) - crown lift each tree by 4.5m
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25/02750/FUL Decided
The Architect 54 Nicholas Street Chester CH1 2NX
Retention of the existing marquee for a temporary period between 25 November 2025 to 25 November 2028.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 26 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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