Planning application
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of Unit 12
As published by the council, reference 26/02138/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02138/DEM
- Type
- Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval required and approved
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Saughall And Mollington
- Parish
- Capenhurst And Ledsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- 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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26/02139/DEM Granted
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Demolition of Unit 11
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26/01872/FUL Awaiting decision
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Construction of substation with associated hard and soft landscaping
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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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10 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval required and approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 10 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.
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