Planning application
Gateway House Northgate Street Chester CH1 2HT
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations to and change of use of the ground floor of the existing building from commercial use to additional flexible floorspace associated with the university, including an infill extension to the existing front walkway and the creation of a new frontage.
As published by the council, reference 26/02067/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02067/FUL
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 2HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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
17 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 amendment applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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