Planning application
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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.
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26/02138/DEM Granted
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Demolition of Unit 12
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26/02139/DEM Granted
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Demolition of Unit 11
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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
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25/03748/FUL Awaiting decision
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Erection of security fence.
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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
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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)
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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.
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24/01440/FUL Granted
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Installation of 2no. welfare cabins adjacent to building 12.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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16 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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