Planning application
Spital Vaults Public House 1 Spital Walk Chester CH3 5DB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of Existing Dwelling (Former Public House) into 7 Bed HMO
As published by the council, reference 26/02225/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02225/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH3 5DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
13 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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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