GAS Resources

  • One-Chester App

    One-Chester App

    The One-Chester app is a major step in the push to make Chester a digital City. Over 2000 local businesses are profiled in a digital “Yellow Pages” – together with their directions, offers and events.

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  • Living over the Rows: development handbook

    Living over the Rows: development handbook

    how to do it guide: Supporting potential investors and developers in reusing and converting the upper floors of Chester’s historic Row buildings to mixed and residential use.

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  • MAJOR PIECE OF CITY ESTATE TO RETURN INTO CATHEDRAL’S CARE

    MAJOR PIECE OF CITY ESTATE TO RETURN INTO CATHEDRAL’S CARE

    at a glance: A partnership between Barclays Bank plc, Cheshire West and Chester Council and Chester Cathedral will see a major piece of the Cathedral’s architectural heritage return into the Cathedral’s care during the summer/autumn of 2023.

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  • HyNET: North West, Cheshire BECCS

    HyNET: North West, Cheshire BECCS

    at a glance: You may have heard about it, but read the information for yourself. it explains the proposals for low-carbon Hydrogen production plants and CO2 capture across the NW… It is really important because this triggers the potential for 30,000 new jobs in the region, the skills that will need developing, and the houses that we will need to house this new labour force.

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  • THE CHESTER HYDRO. A PROJECT VIABILITY REPORT.

    THE CHESTER HYDRO. A PROJECT VIABILITY REPORT.

    at a glance: prepared for Chester Historic Buildings Preservation Trust by Donald Insall Associates, published here for information

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  • CHESTER SMART MOBILITY REPORT, JANUARY 2021

    CHESTER SMART MOBILITY REPORT, JANUARY 2021

    at a glance: Re-imagining sustainable transport in Chester – a near-future view of How Chester could look and function with a connected transport network, mobility Hubs, and increased active travel…

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  • CHESTER HERITAGE PORT DESIGNATION

    CHESTER HERITAGE PORT DESIGNATION

    at a glance: Prepared & originally published by Inland Waterways, Chester Civic Trust and Cheshire West & Chester Council, originally published in November 2021

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  • CHESTER CITY GATEWAY, DRAFT STRATEGIC REGENERATION FRAMEWORK

    CHESTER CITY GATEWAY, DRAFT STRATEGIC REGENERATION FRAMEWORK

    VOL.1, Regeneration Vision 2023 at a glance: Prepared & originally published by Cheshire West & Chester Council

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  • CHESTER: ONE CITY PLAN 2012-2027

    CHESTER: ONE CITY PLAN 2012-2027

    at a glance: The current roadmap for Chester, – much of it not delivered – but this now needs updating.

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  • COMMONHALL SQUARE NEIGHBOURHOOD MASTERPLAN

    COMMONHALL SQUARE NEIGHBOURHOOD MASTERPLAN

    at glance: The neighbourhood masterplan was commissioned in 2022 by the local residents groups and developed by Andy Farrall Limited (and others), demonstrating what could be delivered with some joined-up thinking..and creativity.

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  • URBAN LAND ADVISORY SERVICES REPORT

    URBAN LAND ADVISORY SERVICES REPORT

    at glance: The 2010 report that started it all: A body of work undertaken by the Urban Land Institute ( a worldwide respected  ‘think tank’). If you read nothing else: read its conclusion and ask yourself what’s changed in the intervening years.

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  • CHESTER ONE CITY PLAN: 2022-2045

    CHESTER ONE CITY PLAN: 2022-2045

    at glance: Background and Context o   This is a refresh of Chester’s One City Plan (OCP), which follows an earlier version that was originally published in 2012. o   For the past 10 years Chester’s OCP has provided a framework for the development and enhancement of the city. o   Successful schemes from the OCP include Storyhouse, the Boughton Corridor, Northgate Development (phase 1) and the new Bus interchange at Gorsestacks. The recent OCP and it’s Core Elements o   The new plan outlines a refreshed vision for Chester – ‘Proud of its history, confident about its future, Chester is a unique city…

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