The Manor House Marsh Lane Elton Chester CH2 4LP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01265/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate Awaiting decision

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for a proposed change of use to Class C3b residential care home, including conversion of existing garage to office. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:01

Application progress

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Received

24 Apr 2026

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Validated

11 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 6 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 151.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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National infrastructure project about 431 m away: HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

The site is about 431 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Frodsham Solar (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, about 937 m); Hynet North West Hydrogen Pipeline (at pre-application, about 420 m); Stanlow Hydrogen Ready Modular Combined Heat and Power Project (at pre-application, about 878 m).

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 ↗

Also on the record

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Elton (Cheshire West and Chester) built-up area; 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: Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode: CH2 4LP
Received: 24 Apr 2026
Validated: 11 May 2026
Ward: Gowy Rural
Parish: Elton
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 151, 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 3 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 15195 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 →