Planning application
Boughton Water Treatment Works Bulkeley Street Chester
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of 5 interconnected brick storage sheds within the existing operational footprint.
As published by the council, reference 26/02948/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02948/DEM
- Type
- Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval required and approved
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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24 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval required and approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 6 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About less common application types
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.
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