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Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

Awaiting decision Cheshire West and Chester 26/02647/LDC Other

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Proposal

Erection of school rear boundary between the school playing field and a section of Birch Heath Lane

As published by the council, reference 26/02647/LDC

Application record

Reference
26/02647/LDC
Type
Other
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Christleton and Huntington
Parish
Christleton
Postcode
CH3 7AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00614/CAT Decided

    Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    Oak (215) - Significant wounds/decay in main stem - Reduce crown all over by 3-4m to reduce risk of structural failure. Lime (217) - Previously truncated at 18m with heavy regrowth around decayed/hollowed stumps - remove regrowth in upper crown and reduce side branches by 1-2m to leave a balanced appearance.

    Submitted 25 Feb 2026
  • 25/03840/CAT Decided

    Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    T190 Lime - Remove deadwood, epicormic growth and reduce 3 limbs over parking area by 1-2m. T191 Beech - Remove 2 rubbing branches and old stumps. T193 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood. T194 Oak - Remove deadwood. T199 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood. T209 Lime - Remove deadwood. T210 Lime - Remove deadwood. T215 Oak - Remove deadwood. T217 Lime - Remove deadwood. T222 Sycamore - Remove deadwood. Group of small dead Elm's adjacent Village Road (near T229) - Fell to near ground level.

    Submitted 8 Dec 2025
  • 20/00191/CAT Decided

    Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    Sycamore (T1) - fell to near ground level. 2 x Beech (T2 and T3) - crown lift over building. Holly (T4) - remove low branches. Sycamore (T5) - reduce side of crown by 2-3m.

    Decided 2 Mar 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 19/01363/TPO Granted

    Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    T1 Horse Chestnut - Previously pollarded at 4.5m with active pseudomonas infection. Re-pallard (back to 4.5m pollard points)

    Decided 3 Jun 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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

6 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 20 Aug 2026
  • THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 20 Aug 2026
  • THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 20 Aug 2026
  • EXISTING AND DEMOLITION SITE PLAN Drawing · 20 Aug 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 20 Aug 2026
  • SPECIFICATION Document · 20 Aug 2026

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Christleton Sports Centre Village Road Christleton Chester Cheshire CH3 7AS

    19/03053/LDC Submitted 9 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of 220 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the sports hall

    Granted Lawful development 11 docs
  • Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    19/01363/TPO Submitted 8 Apr 2019 200 yards away

    T1 Horse Chestnut - Previously pollarded at 4.5m with active pseudomonas infection. Re-pallard (back to 4.5m pollard points)

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    26/00614/CAT Submitted 25 Feb 2026 200 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Apr

    Oak (215) - Significant wounds/decay in main stem - Reduce crown all over by 3-4m to reduce risk of structural failure. Lime (217) - Previously truncated at 18m with heavy regrowth around decayed/hollowed stumps - remove regrowth in upper crown and reduce side branches by 1-2m to leave a balanced appearance.

    Decided
  • Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    25/03840/CAT Submitted 8 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~2 Feb

    T190 Lime - Remove deadwood, epicormic growth and reduce 3 limbs over parking area by 1-2m. T191 Beech - Remove 2 rubbing branches and old stumps. T193 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood. T194 Oak - Remove deadwood. T199 Norway Maple - Remove deadwood. T209 Lime - Remove deadwood. T210 Lime - Remove deadwood. T215 Oak - Remove deadwood. T217 Lime - Remove deadwood. T222 Sycamore - Remove deadwood. Group of small dead Elm's adjacent Village Road (near T229) - Fell to near ground level.

    Decided Trees
  • Christleton High School Village Road Christleton Chester CH3 7AD

    20/00191/CAT Submitted 20 Jan 2020 250 yards away

    Sycamore (T1) - fell to near ground level. 2 x Beech (T2 and T3) - crown lift over building. Holly (T4) - remove low branches. Sycamore (T5) - reduce side of crown by 2-3m.

    Decided Heritage and listed buildings Trees 2 docs
  • 9 The Park Christleton Chester Cheshire CH3 7AR

    19/00729/FUL Submitted 22 Feb 2019 250 yards away

    Demolition of garage and office and erection of replacement part single storey side and rear extension and part two storey side

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 13 docs
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