106 - 110 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/03102/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Subdivision of single commercial unit into two independent commercial venues (Sui Generis), external frontage alterations, and change of use of the external rear courtyard to an outdoor drinking garden (Sui Generis) (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Chester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 110, Foregate Street, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 26 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 ↗
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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 309 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 115 m away: Grosvenor Park; SSSI about 309 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI; 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 19 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CH1 1HB
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 3042 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15055139
Planning Portal ref
PP-15055139
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

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