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The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/02179/FUL Full applications

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Proposal

Construction of a new Energy Generation Compound (EGC), installation of a new low temperature hot water (LTHW) distribution network, decentralised heat pump installations and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 26/02179/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/02179/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Upton
Parish
Bache
Postcode
CH2 1UL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 14 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02040/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Erection of plant room (retrospective)

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 25/03179/ADV Decided

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Illuminated and non illuminated signange to include 2 totem signs and entrance sign

    Submitted 8 Oct 2025 Advertising
  • 25/02755/DIS Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Application to discharge condition 6 (Full Travel Plan) of planning permission 23/02153/FUL.

    Submitted 3 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • 25/02594/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Material alterations to the external appearance of a hospital building (comprising the demolition of the majority of the existing building).

    Submitted 19 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • 25/00454/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Erection of two storey hospital building.

    Submitted 17 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • 23/01580/DIS Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Discharge of condition 15 (travel plan) on planning application 22/03028/OUT

    Submitted 16 May 2023 Conditions
  • 22/03719/DIS Granted

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Discharge of condition 6 (tree planting) of planning permission 21/00423/FUL

    Decided 24 Nov 2022 Trees
  • 21/00423/FUL Granted

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Erection of a part single storey, part two storey hospital building linked to the existing building to the west via a link bridge and to the north via a single storey link extension, including associated landscaping works

    Decided 9 Sep 2021 Full applications
  • 20/01454/ADV Granted

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Illuminated signage to Accident and Emergency Department

    Decided 29 Apr 2020 Advertising
  • 19/04584/S73 Awaiting decision

    The Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester Health Park Liverpool Road Upton Chester CH2 1UL

    Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) and 5 (Drainage) of 18/03540/FUL

    Submitted 24 Dec 2019 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 October 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

54 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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