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Cheshire West and Chester Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cheshire West and Chester Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,412Searchable applications
574Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 678 approved or refused records
51Refused applications

627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 2010 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. Approved25/03494/FUL

    Conversion and rebuilding of attached outbuilding into ancillary accommodation to include rooflights and flue

    The Old Bakery Tarporley Road Duddon Chester CW6 0EW

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  2. Decided25/03520/PIP

    Permission in Principle for residential development up to 7 dwellings

    Land At Park Avenue Tattenhall Chester

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  3. Approved25/03542/FUL

    Change of use of part of the building to provide 0-2 childcare provision including internal alterations (retrospective)

    Lache Primary School Early Years At Natures Nook Hawthorn Road Chester CH4 8HX

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  4. Approved25/03544/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling and buildings, erection of dwelling detached garage/outbuilding and private drainage installations

    The Cottage Chorlton Lane Cuddington Malpas SY14 7EN

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  5. Refused25/03550/PIP

    Permission in Principle for the development of land for up to 9 dwellings

    Land At The Avenue Marston Northwich CW9 6EU

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  6. Approved25/03552/FUL

    Single storey extension to swimming pool area

    Grosvenor Pulford Hotel Wrexham Road Pulford Chester CH4 9DG

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  7. Approved25/03570/FUL

    Ground-floor rear extension and addition of a door to the front of the property and addition of a window on the first-floor elevation of the rear of the property.

    35 - 37 & 37A Faulkner Street Chester CH2 3BD

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  8. Approved25/03596/FUL

    Rear ground floor extension to Nursery.

    Chestnut House Day Nursery Church Road Saughall Chester CH1 6EN

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  9. Approved25/03616/S73

    Change of use of land for stationing of caravans for residential occupation for Gypsy Traveller site with associated hard standing, utility block and cess tanks (retrospective) removal of condition 2 (Residents) and 3 (cease of occuied) of application 20/00961/FUL (APP/A0665/W/22/3294710).

    Whitegate Stables Plemstall Lane Mickle Trafford Chester

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  10. Approved25/03643/DIS

    Discharge of condition 4 ( sustainable drainage) of planning application 25/01789/FUL

    The Barn Mill Lane Kingsley Frodsham WA6 8HZ

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  11. Approved25/03655/FUL

    Change of use of the ground floor only from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class F1 (learning and non-residential institutions), alterations to the rear doors and windows.

    134 Witton Street Northwich CW9 5NP

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  12. Approved25/03656/LDC

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the continuous use of the property as 7 bed 'house in multiple occupation' (HMO), for a period in excess of 10 years

    10 Mason Street Chester CH1 4DR

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  13. Approved25/03664/DIS

    Discharge of condition 23 (Noise Impact Assessment) under planning permission 21/00055/FUL (Residential development with associated access, car parking and landscaping) (Details for Plots 1-5, 50-51, 62-91 & 321-357 only)

    Land Off Hargreaves Road Northwich

    Received 21 Nov 2025
  14. Approved25/03678/FUL

    Rear extension to existing dormer bungalow., front porch and amended garage door, upgraded access from side lane

    Thorncroft Mill Lane Willaston Neston CH64 1RW

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  15. Decided25/03688/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate to establish that the use of the land at 11 City Walls has been used for mixed commercial purposes (including displaying and selling goods, artisan demonstrations/production, and seating) openly and continuously as part of one planning unit for more than 10 years

    11 City Walls Chester CH1 1LD

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  16. Refused25/03693/FUL

    First floor side extension to form a bedroom.

    The Claim Gallowsclough Lane Oakmere Northwich WA6 8LH

    Received 25 Nov 2025
  17. Approved25/03699/FUL

    Conversion from two C3 flats into a single C3 dwelling house.

    2 Church View Church Street Malpas SY14 8PA

    Received 25 Nov 2025
  18. Approved25/03711/FUL

    Demolition of existing unit and erection of single storey building for restaurant and hot food take away (Sui Generis); reconfiguration of existing car park to facilitate a drive-thru lane; installation of signage; installation of plant equipment and associated works and landscaping

    Unit 23 Greyhound Retail Park Greyhound Park Road Chester CH1 4QG

    Received 26 Nov 2025
  19. Awaiting decision25/03748/FUL

    Erection of security fence.

    Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  20. Decided25/03771/FUL

    Use of land for sitting of rural workers accommodation for a temporary period.

    Three Oaks Farm Clive Back Lane Winsford CW7 3NX

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  21. Approved25/03779/LDC

    Use of land as a domestic garden in association with the dwelling known as 8 High Street.

    Land Adjacent To Old Orchard House 8 High Street Norley Frodsham WA6 8JS

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  22. Approved25/03829/LDC

    Use of land as domestic garden ancillary to Brookside Farm House and forming part of the residential planning unit

    Brookside Farm House Old Lane Pulford Chester CH4 9EW

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  23. Approved25/03835/S73

    Replacement of two dwellings - removal of�condition 4 (Self and custom build housing statement) and addition of Biodiversity Net Gain, variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and variation of condition 3 (materials) of the planning permission 24/02671/FUL

    Gordale House and Oakroyd Chester High Road Neston CH64 8TF

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  24. Approved25/03845/FUL

    Replacement of front boundary treatment

    4 Curzon Park North Chester CH4 8AR

    Received 9 Dec 2025

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cheshire West and Chester Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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