Planning application
Regus House Chester Business Park Herons Way Chester CH4 9QR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Confirmation that the proposed operational use of the premises as an administrative private hire booking operator base falls within Class E(g)(i) (Office) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)
As published by the council, reference 26/02385/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02385/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Christleton and Huntington
- Parish
- Eaton And Eccleston
- Postcode
- CH4 9QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
6 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 lawful development applications in a median of 57 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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