Units 2, 3 and 4 Ash Street Northwich CW9 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02605/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Units 2, 3 and 4 for Class E (commercial business and service) uses, together with the retention of Class B8 (storage). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 1026 m away: Keuper Gas Storage Project
The site is about 1026 m from the project boundary. Underground gas storage, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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
SSSI about 257 m away: Witton Lime Beds SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Northwich built-up area; Heritage at risk about 91 m away: Northwich Town Centre.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
CW9 5LL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Northwich Witton
Parish
Northwich Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 21 days faster than Chester's median of 72 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15136181
Planning Portal ref
PP-15136181
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No