35 Lower Bridge Street Chester CH1 1RS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00340/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Retrospective element for the repainting of the front elevation, as well as proposed works relating to signage and a decorative floral installation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Sept 2026; it is now day 151.

The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 8

78 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tudor House, Grade II*, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 67 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation about 204 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 204 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 173 m away: The walls, towers, gates and posterns of the City of Chester; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chester built-up area; Air quality management area about 55 m away: Chester City Centre AQMA (No.5).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CH1 1RS
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 151, past the statutory target. 75% of listed building works in Chester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 15195 days past the 56-day target
41%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.