Planning application
Land At The Drift Moor Lane Rowton Chester
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Permission in Principle for the residental development of the site to provide four houses of which two will be affordable homes
As published by the council, reference 26/01727/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01727/PIP
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Christleton and Huntington
- Parish
- Rowton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 outline applications in a median of 182 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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