39 White Friars Chester CH1 1NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02280/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the rear roof slope and installation of an external battery and inverter unit to the rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 80.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

79 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 16, White Friars, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 67 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 ↗
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
Special area of conservation about 358 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 218 m away: Chester Castle (part); SSSI about 358 m away: River Dee (England) SSSI; 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 1

Last sold for £560,000 in November 2009. Terraced house, freehold.

3 November 2009£560,000

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

Building

Floor area205 m² (2,207 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltPre-1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2009, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CH1 1NZ
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 80, past the statutory target. 76% of listed building works in Chester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 8024 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15099701
Planning Portal ref
PP-15099701
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
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.