Land Off Hawthorne Road Frodsham Cheshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/02915/PIP - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Travellers site (7 residential pitches) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Chester's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project about 263 m away: Frodsham Solar
The site is about 263 m from the project boundary. Generating station, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 145 m away: Frodsham Railway and Road Cuttings SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Frodsham built-up area; Green belt about 65 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Permission in Principle
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Frodsham
Parish
Frodsham Town Council
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides new homes by day 74.

Day 2549 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
37%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
59decided in the last year

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

Public comments

44comments received
44 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15220292
Planning Portal ref
PP-15220292
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No