LIDL Chester Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 3AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/03590/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of retail store (Use Class E(a)), car parking and servicing areas, access, landscaping, substation and associated works following demolition of existing buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Validated
3 Dec 2025
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Approved
21 Apr 2026
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Appeal allowed
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 38

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £1,425,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

18 November 2024£1,425,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
18 November 2024£900,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CH66 3AD
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Sutton Villages
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 9 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003387 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 139 days from validation, 85 days slower than Chester's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
634decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14131020
Planning Portal ref
PP-14131020
Comments by
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.