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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/01970/FUL
Side extension above garage at first floor
3 Porters Croft Guilden Sutton Chester CH3 7HQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01971/TPO
Oak tree (T12) is situated on the verge in between the pavement running along the side of the property and the road (School Bank). It overhangs the house and now touches the roof and needs pruning before it causes damage. The offending branch should be cut back to where it forks, a length of about 3 meters.
39 School Bank Norley Northwich WA6 8NW
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01972/LDC
Erection of outbuilding
2 Leaswood Cottages New Hey Lane Willaston Neston CH64 2UU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Refused26/01973/PDQ
Conversion of existing agricultural building (Barn A) into 4 dwellings including all building works and partial demolition.
Spring Farm Bickley Town Lane Bickley Malpas SY14 8EQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Refused26/01974/PDQ
Conversion of existing agricultural building (Barn B) into 2 dwellings including all building works
Spring Farm Bickley Town Lane Bickley Malpas SY14 8EQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01975/FUL
Change of use of agricultural land to residential curtilage and to allow for flood compensation works
Spring Farm Bickley Town Lane Bickley Malpas SY14 8EQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01976/AGR
Extension to existing agricultural machinery building and construction of new produce storage building.
Manor Farm Marston Lane Marston Northwich CW9 6DH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01978/FUL
Change of use from ground floor commercial offices to 8 room HMO with external alterations to ground floor elevations.
Ground Floor At 23, 25 Whitby Road and Ground Floor At 1, 1A Cambridge Road Ellesmere Port CH65 8AA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01979/BGP
Discharge of Note 5 (BGP) of planning permission 24/01176/FUL
Fusion Units Lloyd Drive Ellesmere Port
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01981/LDC
Alteration to the roof, to provide rear rooflights
23 Beaconsfield Street Chester CH3 5AY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01982/FUL
The removal of the existing hanging concrete tile cladding followed by the installation of Anthracite Grey Cladding
Maple Rise 17 Station Lane Mickle Trafford Chester CH2 4EH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01983/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (hard and soft landscaping works), 7 (tree planting scheme) and 8 (tree protection scheme) of 25/01688/FUL
Cheshire County Sports Club Plas Newton Lane Chester CH2 1PR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01984/LBC
Installation of a rooflight and internal glazed bi-fold doors between the kitchen/dining room and the existing glazed link.
Rock Cottage 7 Victoria Road Little Neston Neston CH64 4BR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01985/FUL
First floor front dormer extension
3 Dormer Close Rowton Chester CH3 7SA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01986/FUL
Refenestration of existing detatched south-western block to provide new uPVC windows and aluminium powder coated doors.
The Conway Centre High Street Tattenhall Chester CH3 9PX
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01988/TPO
Tree on corner of property - Reduce crown by 1-2m to suitable pruning points. Crab Apple on boundary with neighbour - Reduce and shape crown by 1-1.5m to suitable pruning points. Mature Sycamore x1 - Reduce crown by 2-2.5 m to suitable pruning points.
Victoria Lodge South Crescent Road Chester CH4 7AU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01989/DIS
Discharge of condition 19 (BREEAM Certification) of 24/00984/FUL
Land Off Lloyd Drive Ellesmere Port
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01990/FUL
Replacement of external windows, external utility room door and replace window with door in rear elevation, reintroduction of external door in side elevation, introduction of new rooflights to pitched roof, removal of the garden room, internal alterations to bathrooms, new internal door openings to bathrooms and hall, new partition and patio doors to the modern garage, reorganisation of parking, driveway and hedge to the front of the property, new garden wall and gate to the side of the property, within curtilage, new fence to the rear and removal of Leylandii hedge on roadside corner and raising the height of the boundary to the rear of the dwelling
Towngate House Back Lane Whitley Warrington WA4 4QP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01991/LBC
Replacement of external windows, external utility room door and replace window with door in rear elevation, reintroduction of external door in side elevation, introduction of new rooflights to pitched roof, removal of the garden room, internal alterations to bathrooms, new internal door openings to bathrooms and hall, new partition and patio doors to the modern garage, reorganisation of parking, driveway and hedge to the front of the property, new garden wall and gate to the side of the property, within curtilage, new fence to the rear and removal of Leylandii hedge on roadside corner and raising the height of the boundary to the rear of the dwelling
Towngate House Back Lane Whitley Warrington WA4 4QP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01992/FUL
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side extension
21 Linkside Way Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2GD
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01993/FUL
Erection of one Rural Worker's Dwelling with associated access, landscaping and servicing
Land At Crewood Common Road Crowton Northwich
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Approved26/01994/S73
First floor rear extension with juliet balcony - Variation of condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission 26/00200/FUL
1 Chapel Hill Eaton Lane Eaton Tarporley CW6 9AG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Refused26/01995/PDQ
Change of use of an agricultural building to 3 dwellings
Willow Green Farm Willow Green Lane Little Leigh Northwich CW8 4RB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01996/DSM
Installation of telecommunication pole/s Ref: SDL_V27025.
Grass Verge Along Whitegate Lane Outside Vale Farm, Grass Verge Outside 2 Earnslow Grange Cottage Whitegate Lane CW8 2AX
Received 23 Jun 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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