Planning application
Water Tower Boughton Water Treatment Works Bulkeley Street Chester
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of 6 no. antennas and 6 no. Remote Radio Heads and installation of 6 no. new replacement antennas with replacement steelwork and 1 no. 0.3m transmission dish on a new support pole
As published by the council, reference 26/02311/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02311/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02312/LBC Awaiting decision
Water Tower Boughton Water Treatment Works Bulkeley Street Chester
Removal of 6 no. antennas and 6 no. Remote Radio Heads and installation of 6 no. new replacement antennas with replacement steelwork and 1 no. 0.3m transmission dish on a new support pole.
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24/03075/LBC Granted
Water Tower Boughton Water Treatment Works Bulkeley Street Chester
Removal and replacement of 3No. antennas and all ancillary development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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
25 documents on file for this application
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