144 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02284/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations to the shopfront including repainting, replacement windows and doors, and the installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Oct 2026 and 22 Nov 2026, from Chester's recent signs and adverts.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 110, Foregate Street, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 26 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.
Show all 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Chester City Centre AQMA (No.5)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Special area of conservation about 309 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 115 m away: Grosvenor Park; SSSI about 309 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI; Inside the Chester 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £275,000 in March 2019. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

1 March 2019£275,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 November 1996£60,000Terraced house

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

Building

Floor area187 m² (2,013 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 107)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2016, 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

Council
Chester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CH1 1HB
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 80 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides signs and adverts by day 99.

Day 8019 days to the predicted decision (day 99)
24%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
40decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15004854
Planning Portal ref
PP-15004854
Comments by
11 Sept 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.

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.