Parish Room West End Ashton Hayes Chester CH3 8DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00135/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from Parish Meeting Room to Residential Dwelling including addition of single window to front and rooflights Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:52

Application progress

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Received

16 Jan 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Mar 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 266.

The consultation period closed on 5 Mar 2026.

Documents 5

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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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Public footpath about 13 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.

Also on the record

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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council: Chester
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: CH3 8DG
Received: 16 Jan 2026
Validated: 16 Jan 2026
Ward: Sandstone
Parish: Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 266, past the statutory target. 66% of changes of use in Chester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 266210 days past the 56-day target

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 →