13 Watergate Row South Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00686/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

External decorative works to the shopfront including repainting of fascia, pilasters, stallriser, balustrades, columns and display cabinets, hand-painted sign above the entrance door and installation of a replacement external hanging sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

79 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Number 37 Street Number 45 Row St Ursulas, Grade I, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade I, 17 Grade II*, 54 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 ↗
Public footpath about 4 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 185 m away: St Nicholas' Chapel; Radon affected area, class 2; Special area of conservation about 500 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake; SSSI about 500 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI; Inside the Chester built-up area.
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 area118 m² (1,270 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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 2LE
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Case officer
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Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 15 days faster than Chester's median of 60 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
58decided 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

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Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14253721
Planning Portal ref
PP-14253721
Comments by
12 Jun 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.