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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Approved26/01489/FUL
Extension of fence
1 Quarry Close Hooton Ellesmere Port CH66 7PE
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/01492/FUL
Single storey side extension
12 Ring Road Great Boughton Chester CH3 5PN
Received 15 May 2026 - Approved26/01494/LDC
Proposed erection of a detached outbuilding for use as a domestic pool within the rear garden.
Longmeadow Wood Lane Parkgate Neston CH64 6QZ
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/01495/PAA
Additional storey to existing dwelling
78 Tarvin Road Littleton Chester Cheshire CH3 7DF
Received 15 May 2026 - Approved26/01498/FUL
Single storey rear extension (alteration to roof of previously approved 24/02797/FUL)
3 Daffodil Lane Tarporley CW6 0GR
Received 8 May 2026 - Approved26/01500/TPO
Ash (G1 834) - Crown lift 4m to clear footpath and open space and remove deadwood
Open Space Leading To Newhall Court Off Newhall Road Upton Chester
Received 11 May 2026 - Refused26/01503/LDC
Lawful development certificate to propose an installattion of a rear side dormer roof extension.
36 Hoole Road Chester CH2 3NL
Received 15 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01506/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and a single storey rear extension, works to include removal of existing garage.
413 Chester Road Hartford Northwich CW8 2AA
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/01507/NMA
Non Material Amendment to 24/00667/FUL (Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) instead of Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP), addition of cedar clad cupboard doors to the external niche, addition of window to utility room, addition of window to rear of extension, increase size of first floor window and addition of frameless safety glass balustrades (2mx450mm(approx)deep) on small area of flat roof above the existing porch to create a small balcony (2m x1m deep)(all windows to match existing)
Rose Cottage Moss Lane Beeston Chester Cheshire West And Chester CW6 9SU
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/01508/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation, erection of a detached garage/carport, and construction of a side orangery to replace the existing conservatory.
Brown Heath House Broomheath Lane Tarvin Chester CH3 8NE
Received 18 May 2026 - Refused26/01509/DIS
To discharge conditions 6 (External lighting), 9 (Preliminary risk assessment) and 12 (Self build and custom build housing statement) of planning permission 25/02947/FUL.
Harthill Bank Farm Gallowsclough Lane Norley WA6 8LQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/01510/FUL
Single storey rear extension
99 Milton Road Ellesmere Port CH65 5DH
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/01511/FUL
Fenestration alterations and single storey extension
Hollinsclough Forest Road Oakmere Northwich CW8 2DY
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/01518/TPO
2x Sycamores (T15 and T16) forming one crown - General crown reduction selectively 2-3m to lateral growth points, crown thin by 20% and crown lift to 5m maintaining clearance from highway. Pruning cuts to lateral growth points conforming to BS3998.
Heyeswood Lodge Heyes Park Hartford Northwich CW8 2AJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/01520/TPO
1x Sycamore - Request to fell to ground level due to safety concerns and replace with smaller species away from roadside.
Greystoke 103 Beach Road Hartford Northwich CW8 3AB
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01522/S73
Demolition of existing rear extension, alterations to existing garage, erection of single storey and two storey rear extension - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 26/00422/S73. Alterations of materials from render to brick.
47 Heath Lane Great Boughton Chester CH3 5SX
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01406/BGP
Discharge of condition 5 and note 2 (HMMP) of planning application 25/00672/FUL
Small Animal Hospital Leahurst Campus Chester High Road Neston CH64 7TE
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01523/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of 24/03408/FUL
Premier Inn The Woodpecker 381 London Road Northwich CW9 8EG
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01524/FUL
Single storey rear extension
28 Crawford Close Chester CH3 6BD
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01525/FUL
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch
3 Church Street Frodsham WA6 7DN
Received 19 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01529/FUL
Single storey rear and side extensions.
29 Hindley Crescent Barnton Northwich CW8 4LL
Received 19 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01530/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory, garage conversion to include new pitched roof, single storey rear extension, replacement boundary fencing, extension of driveway
Meleto Lodge 24A West Road Weaverham Northwich CW8 3HL
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01533/S73
Erection of new retail unit,delivery parking bay, plant enclosure and reconfiguration of access - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 15 (plant equipment ) of planning application 24/00687/FUL
Royal Oak 23 Town Lane Little Neston Neston CH64 4DE
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01534/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and outbuilding and erection of a single storey side and rear extension
20 Maori Drive Frodsham WA6 7BS
Received 20 May 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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