1 Chester Street Chester Cheshire CH4 8BL
Refused on 26 February 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval required and refusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Installation of parcel locker
- Received
- 11 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Lache
- ReceivedReceived11 Feb
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation11 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 15 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 1 Chester Street Chester Cheshire CH4 8BL. Chester has handled 11,953 applications of this type. This one was decided in 15 days, 6 weeks quicker than Chester's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Lache. We hold 366 applications in total for the CH4 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The local planning authority is not satisfied that the proposed works constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 7, Class C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The Order grants permission subject to compliance with its limitations and conditions, including the requirement that prior approval (where required) must be obtained before development is commenced. Evidence indicates that development had already begun prior to the determination of this application. As such, the proposal cannot benefit from permitted development rights. REP7CZ Furthermore, the proposed development also fails to comply with the limitations of Class C of Schedule 2, Part 7 of the GPDO, specifically C.1(d) and C.1(e) and the siting and design result in harm to the street scene. It is therefore not permitted development and Prior approval is refused. You have the right to appeal this decision to the Planning Inspectorate. Details of how to appeal are provided at the Planning Inspectorate website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/model-notification-notice-to-be-sent-to-an- applicant-when-permission-is-refused. I hope this information is of use to you, please contact me should you require any further information.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CH4 8BL
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 11 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 11 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14692921
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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