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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01535/CAT
Oak - removal
55 High Street Frodsham WA6 7AN
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01539/AGR
Extension of existing farm building to provide winter housing for dairy cows
Castlegate Farm Chapel Lane Beeston Chester Cheshire CW6 9TX
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01543/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (windows and doors) of 25/03548/FUL
23 Parkgate Road Neston CH64 9XF
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/01546/PIP
Erection of one dwelling (following the demolition of extension to 6 Fielden Court)
Land At 6 Feilden Court Mollington Chester
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/01550/TPO
Lime (T2) - Cutting back to clear BT wires, removing any deadwood and basal growth
Open Space Leading To Flats At 3 Hoole Park Off Lightfoot Street Hoole Chester
Received 15 May 2026 - Approved26/01552/FUL
Single storey rear extension
Mesopotamia Greenfields Lane Rowton Chester CH3 6AU
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/01554/FUL
Erection of a rear and side two-storey extension
4 West Vale Neston CH64 9SF
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01555/TPO
1x Copper Beech - Fell to ground level.
1 Belmont House Churton Road Farndon Chester CH3 6QP
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01557/DIS
Discharge of Condition 3 (Self Build BNG), Condition 5 (Materials), Condition 6 (Planting), Condition 7 (Bat and Bird box), Condition 8 (Hedgehog route) and Condition 9 (Cycle and Bin storage) of planning application 25/00493/FUL
Land To The South West of Endon Cottage Warrington Road Mickle Trafford Chester
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01560/FUL
Two-storey side rear extension, and single-storey side extension (Including demolition of existing single storey linked garage and rearoutbuilding).
12 Private Walk Great Boughton Chester CH3 5XB
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/01562/TPO
2x Silver Birch (37 and 38) - Crown reduction 4 metres due to excessive shading
33 Hadrian Way Cuddington Northwich CW8 2JR
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01564/CAT
Holly Hedge (T1) - Removal of hedge with view to replant a more manageable hedgerow. Yew Hedge (T2) - Removal of hedge with view to replant a more manageable hedgerow.
Platts Hall Bostock Hall Bostock Road Bostock Middlewich CW10 9JN
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/01565/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
46 Broadland Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2JS
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/01566/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (materials) and 5 (windows and door plans) of planning application 26/00246/LBC
Northgate Medical Centre 10 Upper Northgate Street Chester CH1 4EE
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01568/HHE
Single storey rear extension
81 Rosslyn Road Great Boughton Chester Cheshire CH3 5HS
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01570/FUL
Construction of Farm Building for Milking Parlour, Collecting Yard, Handling and Associated Facilities
Sibbersfield Lane Farm Sibbersfield Lane Farndon Chester CH3 6NX
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/01571/FUL
Rooflights to front, alteration to side window, hip to gable roof and rear dormer extension
5 Beech Grove Chester CH2 3HJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01572/AGR
Erection of agricultural machinery and produce storage building
Land At The Hurst Kingsley Frodsham
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved26/01574/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
10 Watling Crescent Chester CH4 7HD
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved26/01575/FUL
Single storey rear extension and oak porch canopy
4 Gladstone Barns Church Road Ashton Hayes Chester CH3 8AS
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01576/HHE
Single storey rear extension
Longwood Dunstan Lane Neston CH64 8TL
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved26/01577/FUL
Erection of two external staircase and lift core with two dormer windows and rooflight, together with internal alterations to the first floor associated with its use as nursing rooms
Chapel House Nursing Home Chapel House Lane Puddington Chester Cheshire CH64 5SW
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved26/01579/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of two storey side extension, alterations to windows and doors, to include external rendering and cladding
42 Littler Lane Winsford CW7 2NF
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved26/01580/FUL
Single storey rear extension
38 Briar Lane Weaverham Northwich CW8 3EF
Received 22 May 2026
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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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