Planning application
Chester Crown Court The Castle Grosvenor Road Chester CH1 2AN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of new electronic access control measures to Courts 1, 2 and 3
As published by the council, reference 26/02045/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02045/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Parish
- Chester Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CH1 2AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02679/LBC Withdrawn
Chester Crown Court The Castle Grosvenor Road Chester CH1 2AN
Introduction of ceiling access hatches within the custody circulation corridor to replace lighting cables to cell room light fittings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 11 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About heritage and listed building applications
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