Planning application
Little Roodee Car Park Castle Drive Chester CH1 1SL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference 26/03031/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03031/CAT
- Type
- Other
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chester City and The Garden Quarter
- Postcode
- CH1 1SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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24 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 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 less common application types in a median of 25 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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