Planning application
Old Steam Mill Business Centre Steam Mill Street Chester CH3 5AN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
2No External condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on steel frame. 2No Internal 7kW Air Con Evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall
As published by the council, reference 26/01959/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01959/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH3 5AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01958/FUL Awaiting decision
Old Steam Mill Business Centre Steam Mill Street Chester CH3 5AN
2No External condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on steel frame. 2No Internal 7kW Air Con Evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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
15 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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