Planning application
Chester Racecourse Watergate Square Chester CH1 2LY
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of conditions 3 (facades and roof details),4 (sustainable drainage system),6 (surface water removal),9 (archaeological work),18 (flood resistance and resilience measures) and 23 (demolition and construction traffic) of 24/03622/FUL
As published by the council, reference 26/02697/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02697/DIS
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 2LY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/03622/FUL (Approved)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- ARCHAEOLOGY - WATCHING BRIEF
- LLFA
- CONDITION 18 DOCUMENT
- CONSTRUCTION PHASE PLAN
- CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- SURFACE WATER PLAN
- DRAINAGE PLAN
- DRAINAGE PROGRAMME
- SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE RESULTS
- FOUL DISCHARGE AGREEMENT
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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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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