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Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD

26/00470/S73ConditionsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of conditions 1, 3 and 4 (amended site layout plans), 28 (HMMP) and removal of condition 27 (translocation of existing habitats) of 21/04091/FUL - Hybrid (full and outline) planning application for a hydrogen production plant, storage and distribution facility comprising full planning permission for the demolition of existing structures and erection of facilities including a Flare Stack, Phase 1 Process Area (containing main combustion plant), Natural Gas Let-down Area and Pipeline Reception Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2, and Pipe Racks, Utilities Area, new site access and internal access roads including new Gate House and Weighbridge Shelter, Surface Water Drainage System, landscaping and other associated infrastructure, and outline planning permission (matters of appearance, layout and scale reserved) for a Phase 2 Process Area, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 Air Separation Units, Oxygen and Nitrogen Storage Tanks, and other associated infrastructure Natural Gas Let-down Area for Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Received
13 February 2026
Ward
Gowy Rural
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Stanlow Refinery Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4BD. Chester has handled 1,156 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Gowy Rural. We hold 191 applications in total for the CH65 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CH65 4BD
Application type
Conditions
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Mailbox 100 Wharfside Street Birmingham United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14623407
Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Apr

    Details of reserved matters (appearance, layout and scale )for Air Separation Unit, Oxygen and Nitrogen…

    PendingReserved matters26/01255/REM
  2. 2025
    27 Aug

    Discharge of condition 17 (Construction/Decommissioning Dust Management Plan), condition 18 ( Noise &…

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/02672/DIS
  3. 2025
    9 Jul

    Discharge of condtions 5 (phasing plan) and 25 (method statement). Partial discharge of conditions 9 (SUDS)…

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/02112/DIS
  4. 2024
    29 Feb

    Discharge of condition 3 (contamination), condition 4 (Surface water). Condition 5 (Bat box and bird…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00648/DIS
  5. 2022
    5 May

    Non material amendment to 20/02976/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendment22/01714/NMA
  6. 2021
    5 Aug

    Introduction of new substances (Oxygen and Natural gas) and increase to the quantities of Hydrogen, plus…

    ApprovedOther21/03392/HAZ

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