Planning application
6 - 8 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Illiminated and non illuminated signage.
As published by the council, reference 26/02056/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02056/ADV
- Type
- Advertising
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 1HA
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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26/02039/LBC Awaiting decision
6 - 8 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HA
Illiminated and non illuminated signage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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10 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 155 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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6 - 8 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HA
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