On 8 Shipgate Street Chester CH1 1RT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02987/DSM - DSLAM/Antenna Notification Approved

Proposal

Install fixed line broadband apparatus. Ref: OGEAA6958383_A00002095677 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

60 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 8 and 10, Shipgate Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 45 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 60 with distances
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation about 63 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.
Scheduled monument about 42 m away: The walls, towers, gates and posterns of the City of Chester
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 63 m away: River Dee (England) 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £270,000 in July 2019. Terraced house, freehold.

24 July 2019£270,000
7 October 2002£160,000
1 December 2000£143,000
2 August 1996£88,000

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

Building

Floor area165 m² (1,776 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, 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
DSLAM/Antenna Notification
Postcode
CH1 1RT
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Decision
Notification Closed
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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.