44 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02740/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Illuminated fascia and hanging sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Validated
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Chester's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

23 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 44, Foregate Street, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 21 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 134 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 ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 359 m away: River Dee and Bala Lake; Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 175 m away: Grosvenor Park; SSSI about 359 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.

Building

Floor area839 m² (9,031 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CH1 1HA
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Chester City and The Garden Quarter
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Chester usually decides listed building works by day 60.

Day 2436 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
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

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Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190392
Planning Portal ref
PP-15190392
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.