Planning application
Unit 2 Westminster Retail Park Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed use within Class E for indoor, sport, recreation and fitness
As published by the council, reference 26/01840/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01840/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Westminster
- Postcode
- CH65 4AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/01884/S73 Awaiting decision
Unit 2 Westminster Retail Park Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AX
Three non-food units (30,000 sq ft gross) Car parking and landscaping at 67 - 75 Station Road, Ellesmere Port. Variation of condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission PH/3/10.983.
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26/01841/LDC Awaiting decision
Unit 2 Westminster Retail Park Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AX
Installation of replacement mezzanine for Gym use
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 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 11 August 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
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Unit 2 Westminster Retail Park Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AX
92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug
Installation of replacement mezzanine for Gym use
Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs -
Unit 2 Westminster Retail Park Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AX
97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug
Three non-food units (30,000 sq ft gross) Car parking and landscaping at 67 - 75 Station Road, Ellesmere Port. Variation of condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission PH/3/10.983.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
23 Crescent Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4DY
Use of property as CQC registered home for one occupant aged 16 or over and two carers
Granted Lawful development 7 docs -
110 and 112 Station Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4BH
92% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul
Existing ground floor retail unit (112 Station Road) retained and ground floor (110 Station Road) to be convert into 1No. studio apartment.
Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs -
First Floor and Second Floor Offices 112 Station Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BH
Conversion of existing first and second floor offices to HMO units (five bedrooms) and single storey extension to create bike store.
Granted Full applications Extension 17 docsSmall domestic -
Fina Plc Crescent Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4DZ
2 and 3 Storey Residential Development to inc 1 and 2 Bed Apartments, 3 Bed Houses With Parking and Assoc Works(Outline)
Granted Outline New dwelling 5 docs
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