Former Saffron House Flatt Lane Ellesmere Port CH65 8DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02927/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed subdivision of the ground floor restaurant to form 2 no. Class E units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Chester's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 455 m away: Whitby Park; Inside the Ellesmere Port built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
CH65 8DN
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Central and Grange

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 2448 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.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15209353
Planning Portal ref
PP-15209353
Env. assessment
No