4 Old Hall Court Ashton Hayes Chester CH3 8BS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00898/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of two dormers both side elevations to first floor and application of render Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 1 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 172 m away: 14th century kiln; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ashton Hayes built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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 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 area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, 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
Full Application
Postcode
CH3 8BS
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Sandstone
Parish
Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
816decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14786699
Planning Portal ref
PP-14786699
Comments by
5 May 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.