Communal Car Park Rear of 61-75A Watergate Row South Watergate Street Chester CH1 2LA Data via plota.co.uk

25/03852/CAT - Application to fell/lop in Cons Area Approved

Proposal

Fell XL Ash tree as close to ground as reasonably practical. Treat stump to inhibit regrowth. Remove arisings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Approved
20 Jan 2026
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Appeal dismissed
31 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

69 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 44 and 46 Street, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade I, 15 Grade II*, 46 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.
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Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 1 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 177 m away: St Nicholas' Chapel; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop in Cons Area
Postcode
CH1 2LE
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Case officer
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Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 31 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004211 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Donna OGrady

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 45 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
373decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

83 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14552193
Planning Portal ref
PP-14552193
Comments by
8 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No