Little Roodee Car Park Castle Drive Chester CH1 1SL Data via plota.co.uk

26/03031/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

2x Ash to be crown raised to give 2m clearance off the cafe building. 1x Elder to be crown raised to give clearance off the cafe building. 2x dead stems to be removed (one on ground and one fallen onto building). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Chester's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Scheduled monument about 32 m away: Chester Castle (part)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation about 61 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.
SSSI about 61 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Assize Courts Block, Grade I, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 28 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CH1 1SL
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
336decided in the last year

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.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15241696
Planning Portal ref
PP-15241696
Env. assessment
No