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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 dates1,412Searchable 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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Cheshire West and Chester Home PageCheshire West and ChesterLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 direction - Newry Park
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Awaiting decision26/00875/FUL
Change of use of an existing dwelling to form a new 5 bedroom HMO, to include erection of outbuilding
35 Parkfield Road Northwich CW9 7AR
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00876/FUL
Single storey rear extension and extension to rear balcony
16A Lache Lane Chester CH4 7LR
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00877/ADV
Canopy signage
1A Platts Cottage The Parade Parkgate Neston CH64 6RW
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00879/FUL
Erection of detached garage, new access and gates. Garage conversion and single storey extension (including removal of existing conservatory).
Burgess Cottage Moss Lane Crowton Northwich WA6 8PD
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00896/FUL
Building for housing land maintenance equipment, vehicle and associated implements for the use on the land holding.
Otter Lodge Woodbank Lane Woodbank Chester CH1 6JD
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00900/FUL
Single storey rear extension
102 Stamford Road Chester CH1 5DN
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00902/ADV
Illuminated and non - illuminated signage
LIDL Chester Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 3AD
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00906/DIS
Discharge of condition 10 (materials) of planning application 22/01393/FUL
Weaver Street Depot Weaver Street Winsford CW7 4BD
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00914/FUL
Change of use from open pasture to provide a self-build accessible bungalow (pitch 8) with hardstanding and ramped access.
1 Gethsemane Caravan Park Chester Road Dunham On The Hill Chester WA6 0JQ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00933/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and creation of one new detached dwelling
Roselea Farm Bluebell Lane Neston CH64 7UW
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00944/FUL
Replacement of Oak gable frame and other frame repairs as required.
Yew Trees Cuddington Lane Cuddington Northwich CW8 2SZ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00945/LBC
Replacement of Oak gable frame and other frame repairs as required.
Yew Trees Cuddington Lane Cuddington Northwich CW8 2SZ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00947/LBC
The removal of modern stud walls and the provision of an en-suite to the master bedroom
Lower Moss Farm Higher Wych Road Wigland Malpas SY14 7JJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00961/LBC
Refurbishment and improvement works to the footbridge and staircase that connects Platform 1 and 2
Little Sutton Station Station Road Little Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 1NT
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00962/FUL
Erection of a single storey garden shed
Oaklands Puddington Lane Puddington Neston CH64 5SQ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00970/LDC
Erection of a single storey side extension
Oakwood Cottage Pecks Brow Crowton Northwich CW8 2RT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00982/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling
78 Tarvin Road Littleton Chester CH3 7DF
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00983/PDQ
Conversion of agricultural store into one dwelling
Agricultural Store At Broomhill Farm Barnhouse Lane Barrow Chester CH3 7LA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00992/FUL
Two storey rear and side extension to Ivy Cottage with first floor extension to No 2 Meadow View
Ivy Cottage and 2 Meadow View Hill Lane Brown Knowl Broxton Chester Cheshire CH3 9HT
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Refused26/00995/FUL
Demolition of existing extensions, two storey side extensions, two storey and single storey rear extensions, application of render
Hillside Church Road Burwardsley Chester CH3 9NY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00998/FUL
Single storey rear extension ; relocation and extension of a section of the boundary wall.
32 Devana Gardens Chester CH4 7FA
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Approved26/01009/S73
Application to remove condition 4 (agricultural occupancy) of planning permission 6/25539 - Erection of farmworkers cottage and detached garage at Hobb Hill Farm.
Orchard Cottage Duckington Lane Tilston Malpas SY14 7DU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01011/FUL
Construction of a new access driveway from Mill Lane to Millenium Barn, including a new dropped kerb from Mill Lane
Millennium Barn Mill Lane Kingsley Frodsham WA6 8HU
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Approved26/01014/FUL
Single storey rear extension, alterations to existing garage for conversion to ancillary accommodation
Moss Cottage Station Road Oakmere Northwich CW8 2HT
Received 30 Mar 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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