The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 20/02509/TPO Granted

  The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ

  Scots Pine (x 4) T1, T2, T3, T4 - all to be felled. Replacement trees can be planted if deemed necessary by the LATO Remove Ivy from woodland ground cover and tree trunks in parcel of woodland covered by TPO Remove smaller woody shrubs from parcel of woodland covered by TPO

  Decided 25 Aug 2020 Trees
• 20/00952/FUL Granted

  The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ

  Change of Use from outbuilding to ancillary accommodation

  Decided 22 Apr 2021 Amendments

1. 10 Aug 2026

   Received by Cheshire West and Chester

2. 6 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 December 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.

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 less common application types in a median of 25 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ

  20/00952/FUL Submitted 10 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Change of Use from outbuilding to ancillary accommodation

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ

  20/02509/TPO Submitted 16 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  Scots Pine (x 4) T1, T2, T3, T4 - all to be felled. Replacement trees can be planted if deemed necessary by the LATO Remove Ivy from woodland ground cover and tree trunks in parcel of woodland covered by TPO Remove smaller woody shrubs from parcel of woodland covered by TPO

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• The Firs 17 School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 5PJ

  19/02171/TPO Submitted 6 Jun 2019 50 yards away

  Various works to trees including felling of three Scots Pines (T8, T16 and T19)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Parkside 100 Chester Road Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 1QL

  20/03161/FUL Submitted 1 Sep 2020 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Roslyn 138 Chester Road Little Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 1QN

  26/03134/TPO Submitted 1 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov

  Silver Birch tree (T1), situated at the drive entrance - Crown raise to statutory height, then undertake a 2-3m crown reduction to reduce the mechanical loading at the unions where the limb meets the main stem.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• The Willows 110 Chester Road Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 1QL

  19/04024/TPE Submitted 4 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  Copper Beech (right of entrance) - Fell/remove in the interests of safety. Decay fungus Meripilus giganteus evident at base.

  Decided Trees 1 doc

• 26/02948/DEM Granted

  Boughton Water Treatment Works Bulkeley Street Chester

  Demolition of 5 interconnected brick storage sheds within the existing operational footprint.

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/03173/CAT Awaiting decision

  White Thorns Back Lane Whitley Warrington WA4 4QJ

  Oak (T4) - Remove over-extended 2nd order limb back to main stem union. Lime (T5) - Reduce crown at defective union, reduce central leader to 2m above the bifurcation, and to 0.3m above the adjacent minor branch.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03147/AGR Awaiting decision

  Land At Bates Lane Helsby Frodsham

  General purpose agricultural produce and machinery store

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03120/AGR Awaiting decision

  Land At Marsh Lane Dutton Northwich

  Erection of general purpose agricultural produce and machinery store

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03031/CAT Awaiting decision

  Little Roodee Car Park Castle Drive Chester CH1 1SL

  2x Ash to be crown raised to give 2m clearance off the cafe building. 1x Elder to be crown raised to give clearance off the cafe building. 2x dead stems to be removed (one on ground and one fallen onto building).

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Other