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Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/01872/FUL Full applications

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Proposal

Construction of substation with associated hard and soft landscaping

As published by the council, reference 26/01872/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01872/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Saughall And Mollington
Parish
Capenhurst And Ledsham
Postcode
CH1 6ER

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 10 applications since 2024: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02799/FUL Awaiting decision

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Drilling of boreholes and installation of covers for groundwater monitoring purposes.

    Submitted 3 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/02138/DEM Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Demolition of Unit 12

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Other
  • 26/02139/DEM Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Demolition of Unit 11

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Other
  • 26/00813/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Construction of 3m high and 300mm wide freestanding prefabricated concrete shield wall to provide radiological shielding safety function

    Submitted 12 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/03748/FUL Awaiting decision

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Erection of security fence.

    Submitted 1 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 25/02611/FUL Awaiting decision

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Installation of 2no. attenuation tanks to accommodate rainwater harvesting and road surface water

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • 25/02408/NMA Decided

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Non Material Amendment to 21/02323/FUL (Alterations and External Works (including Demolition) to the E22 Building, parking area and associated works) (changes along the E22 Building North Elevation - relocated barrier, relocated Vertical Air Receiver, HVAC louvre added, additional small louvre added, existing concrete wall extended, switchboard moved inside the building, new entrance steps and ramp, main pedestrian aluminium and glazed entrance doors arrangement updated, cladding repainted) (changes Along the E22 Building West Elevation - 2 Diesel Generators increased in size, concrete wall removed, existing concrete wall extended, cladding repainted and existing louvres to be repaired and not replaced by new cladding)

    Submitted 4 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • 24/02638/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Extension to the existing Fire Station (B628) at the URENCO UK Site, Capenhurst, Chester.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • 24/01440/FUL Granted

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Installation of 2no. welfare cabins adjacent to building 12.

    Decided 25 Oct 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 September 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

16 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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