Agricultural Building At Vale Farm Whitegate Lane Winsford Data via plota.co.uk

26/00869/PDR - Agri buildings to flexi commercial use Approved

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural building to flexible commercial use (B8) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

  • Prior approvalApproved26/00869/PDRThis application
    Change of use of agricultural building to flexible commercial use (B8)
  • FullPending26/02666/FUL
    Building operations

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Winsford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Agri buildings to flexi commercial use
Postcode
CW7 2SP
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Winsford Over and Verdin
Parish
Whitegate And Marton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval required and approved
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 46 days slower than Chester's median of 72 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14779169
Planning Portal ref
PP-14779169
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No