Planning application
Cheshire Power Station North Road Ellesmere Port CH65 1AG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 5 gas engines (5 x 4.5MWe) ("the Cheshire West gas engines") with a total electrical capacity of 22.5MWe, and associated equipment and gas & electrical connections, on an area of approximately 0.32ha within the existing Cheshire Power Station site.
As published by the council, reference 26/02356/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02356/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Netherpool
- Postcode
- CH65 1AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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
4 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
Trade members open them from here.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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