Overleigh Cemetery Overleigh Road Chester CH4 7HW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1x Crown Lift and 1x Crown Reduction over headstones (see photographs). Prune back cherry tree and scrub to clear headstones. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 27 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 8
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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15071983
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15071983
- Comments by
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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