53 Lower Bridge Street Chester CH1 1RS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (Retail) to public bar (Sui Generis) with minor alterations to listed building including adding a staircase to basement, installation of bar, and additional window to side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 11 Nov 2026, from Chester's recent changes of use.
Documents 6
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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- 9 mTudor HouseGrade II*
- 11 m33, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 14 m35, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 18 m37, 39 and 41, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 19 m17 AND 19, LOWER BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 32 m15 and 15a, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 37 mOddfellows HallGrade II*
- 39 m13 and 15, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 45 m49, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 46 m11 and 11a, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 46 m44, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 50 m14, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 52 m9 and 9a, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 53 m46, 46a and 46b, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 53 m51, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 59 m8 and 10, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 60 m53, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 61 mThe Old Kings Head HotelGrade II*
- 66 mFalcon InnGrade I
- 68 mSt Olaves Exhibition Centre Including Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 76 m1 and 3, Castle StreetGrade II
- 79 m7, Grosvenor StreetGrade II
- 82 m5, Castle StreetGrade II
- 83 m1, 3 and 5, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 83 mGamull HouseGrade II*
- 86 m7 and 9, Castle StreetGrade II
- 93 mHeritage CentreGrade II
- 94 m7-11, Gamul PlaceGrade II
- 97 m60-68, LOWER BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 98 mFormer Methodist New Connexion ChapelGrade II
- 103 m63 Bridge Street and 75 Bridge Street Row EastGrade II
- 109 m61 Bridge Street and 71 and 73 Bridge Street Row EastGrade II
- 110 mAlbion MewsGrade II
- 111 mNumber 16 East WingGrade II
- 111 m15 and 17, Castle StreetGrade II
- 111 m1-6, Gamul PlaceGrade II
- 115 mThe Old HouseGrade II
- 116 m59 Bridge Street and 67 and 69 Bridge Street Row EastGrade II
- 116 m11-17, Bunce StreetGrade II
- 116 m70, 70a, 72 and 74, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 119 mGolden Eagle Public HouseGrade II
- 119 mNumber 16 West WingGrade II
- 119 m21, Castle StreetGrade II
- 120 mNumber 52 StreetGrade II
- 122 m16, Grosvenor StreetGrade II
- 122 m18, Grosvenor StreetGrade II
- 123 mNumber 57 Street Numbers 63 and 65 RowGrade II*
- 123 m3, 5 and 7, White FriarsGrade II
- 126 m76, Lower Bridge StreetGrade II
- 127 mCastle HouseGrade II*
- 128 m1, 3 AND 5, CUPPIN STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 128 m55 Bridge Street and 61 Bridge Street Row EastGrade II
- 130 m1-7, Union PlaceGrade II
- 130 mNumber 48 and 50 Street Numbers 48, 50 and 52 Row Three Old ArchesGrade I
- 130 m9, White FriarsGrade II
- 130 m25, Castle StreetGrade II
- 132 m4, White FriarsGrade II
- 133 m11, White FriarsGrade II*
- 133 m6, White FriarsGrade II
- 133 mRichard HouseGrade II
- 136 m16 and 18, Cuppin StreetGrade II
- 136 mNumbers 51 and 53 Street Numbers 59 and 59a RowGrade II
- 136 mSt Marys Hill School, Cottage and Garden and Yard WallsGrade II
- 137 mThe Georgian HouseGrade II*
- 139 m8, White FriarsGrade II
- 140 m2, 4 and 6, Union PlaceGrade II
- 141 m13, White FriarsGrade II
- 141 mNumber 46 Row Number 46 StreetGrade II
- 141 mNumber 49 Street Number 57 RowGrade II
- 141 m4, Duke StreetGrade II
- 143 m22, Castle StreetGrade II
- 145 mCross Keys Public House and Raised ForecourtGrade II
- 146 mGrosvenor MuseumGrade II
- 146 mCounty Council Education Offices and Walls to SouthGrade II
- 146 mShipgate HouseGrade II*
- 147 mWhite Friars LodgeGrade II
- 148 m15 and 17, White FriarsGrade II
- 148 m20 and 22, Cuppin StreetGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £275,000 in December 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, 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
Decision outlook
Day 66 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides changes of use by day 72.
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 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15119836
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15119836
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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