The Firs Cottage School Lane Childer Thornton Ellesmere Port CH66 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02523/PIP - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings at Firs Cottage and replacement with 3 new build dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from Chester's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

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: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Local nature reserve about 429 m away: Rivacre Valley; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Childer Thornton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Postcode
CH66 5PJ
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Willaston And Thornton
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides demolitions by day 50.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
168decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No