National Car Park Pepper Street Chester CH1 1DF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00593/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the building from a mixed-use comprising car park and retail to a mixed-use comprising car park, retail and leisure hub incorporating food and drink stalls, a flexible temporary event space, the erection of perimeter screening, a retractable roof over seating area, various temporary structures and plant and associate ancillary works on a permanent basis (following temporary permission ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Approved
26 May 2026

Approved on 26 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Chester City Centre AQMA (No.5)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Chester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CH1 1DF
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than Chester's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
39decided 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-14726811
Comments by
25 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No