Chester planning committee decisions
30 decisions from the committee's minutes, 3 Jun 2025 to 1 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
3.3% decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 155th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 30
- Approved
- 86.7%
- Against officer advice
- 3.3%
- Unanimous
- 58.6%
How Chester compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 153 | South Lanarkshire | 3.6% | 2 of 56 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | South Cambridgeshire | 3.4% | 1 of 29 |
| 155 | Chester | 3.3% | 1 of 30 |
| 156 | Warrington | 3.3% | 1 of 30 |
| 157 | Lambeth | 3% | 1 of 33 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Chester's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 100% of these decisions; the committee approved 96.2%, 3.8 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Chester is close to that.
Over the 26 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Chester's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
86.7% approved and 3.3% refused. Of 29 decisions with a recorded vote, 17 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Plota analysis of Chester's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
1 of 30 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Chester's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 1
August 2026 2
- 70 homes with open spaceLand Off London Road Davenham NorthwichRefused
- Solar farm and battery storageLand At Aston Grange Aston FrodshamApproved
July 2026 3
- Ground-mounted solar farmChads Farm Barhill Drive MalpasApproved
- Caravan residential siteLand Adjacent Ness Cottage Coalpit Lane ChesterDeferred
- Two-pitch traveller siteLand To The East of Sunny View Dunkirk Way Backford ChesterApproved
May 2026 3
- 110 homesLand At Chester Road Tattenhall ChesterDeferred
- Industrial warehouseSite 2/Plot 2 Road One WinsfordApproved
- 24-home outline schemeLand East of School Lane Hartford Northwich CheshireApproved
March 2026 1
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