Spinney Day Nursery Warrington Road Hoole Village Chester CH2 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed change of use of The Spinney from C3 - Dwellinghouse to day nursery E(f), with proposed rear extension, changes to fenestration and associated external works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 105.

The consultation period closed on 26 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 915 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Chester built-up area; Priority habitat about 48 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Full Application
Postcode
CH2 3PA
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Gowy Rural
Parish
Mickle Trafford And District
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jamie Davenport

Decision outlook

Day 105, past the statutory target. 66% of changes of use in Chester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 10549 days past the 56-day target
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

1comment received
1 supporting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14917798
Planning Portal ref
PP-14917798
Comments by
26 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No