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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 decision26/02111/S73
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 24/03364/FUL- Erection of a new community shop (Use Class E), 3 apartments and 9 dwellings, with associated landscaping, parking and biodiversity area (re-submission), to amend the location of affordable housing units.
Former Beeston Cattle Auction Site Whitchurch Road Beeston Chester Cheshire
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02112/FUL
Erect a single storey rear garden outbuilding to replace existing sheds
Woodheyes Fox Covert Lane Nether Peover Northwich WA16 9QP
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02113/LDC
Proposed demolition of rear conservatory and replacement single storey orangery
Overdale Hinderton Road Neston CH64 9PF
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02114/FUL
Change of use from C4 to Sui Generis 7 person, 7 bed HMO
6 Bath Street Chester CH1 1QL
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02115/FUL
Installation of 26 no. Photo Voltaic Panels to slated south facing pitched roofs.
Northwich Brunner Library 89 Witton Street Northwich CW9 5DR
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02116/LBC
Installation of 26 no. Photo Voltaic Panels to slated south facing pitched roofs.
Northwich Brunner Library 89 Witton Street Northwich CW9 5DR
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02118/LDC
Lawful development certificate for a proposed side and rear single storey extensions and creation of rear dormer
Springfield Farm Chester Road Oakmere Northwich CW8 2HB
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Refused26/02119/FUL
Erection of garage
4 Rowcliffe Avenue Chester CH4 7PW
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02120/FUL
Erection of porch (retrospective)
79 High Street Frodsham WA6 7AN
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02121/FUL
Pitched roof to single storey front elevation, installation of stone window sills to front elevation, and partial rendering to front elevation. Single storey rear extension, replacement doors and windows
90 Sandown Crescent Cuddington Northwich CW8 2QW
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02122/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm the existing operations constituting material lawful implementation of planning permission reference 21/04453/OUT for the "demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two dwellings with all matters reserved" and subsequent Reserved Matters approval ref. 24/00674/REM
4 Eaton Road Tarporley CW6 0BJ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02124/FUL
Replacement single storey side and rear extension
105 Cromwell Road Northwich CW8 4BW
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02125/S73
Demolition of existing pre-fabricated garage unit and erection of purpose built replacement - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 4 (trees) of planning application 23/01106/FUL
Bracton Little Lane Parkgate Neston CH64 6SD
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02126/FUL
Single storey front porch, rear extension, and garage conversion
41 Ringway Waverton Chester CH3 7NN
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02130/FUL
Two storey side extension and single storey side and rear extension.
58 Greenbank Road Chester CH2 3RP
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02131/FUL
Erection a garden wall around the front side of the property. Installation of solar panels on the roof and a battery installed on the side wall.
1 Kingfisher Drive Winsford CW7 1PF
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02134/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 5 (noise assessment) of planning application of planning application 24/02755/PMA (for apartments T10 and T11)
Charterhall Charterhall Drive Chester CH2 3FH
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02135/FUL
Retrospective full planning application for the erection of a single storey administration office associated with an existing agricultural use.
Yew Tree Farm Ainsworth Lane Crowton Northwich CW8 2RS
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02136/FUL
Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension.
Sunnyside Grange Lane Whitegate Winsford CW8 2BQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02137/DIS
To discharge Conditions 5 (Sustainable drainage), Condition 7 (Affordable housing), Condition 10 ( Highways access), Condition 13 (Construction traffic), Condition 14 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan), Condition 15 (Contamination), Condition 22 (HMMP), Condition 23 (Bird/bat boxes) and Condition 26 (Reasonable avoidance for Tree felling) of planning permission 21/03519/FUL.
Rear of Slow and Easy Manchester Road Lostock Gralam Northwich
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02138/DEM
Demolition of Unit 12
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02139/DEM
Demolition of Unit 11
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02140/CAT
T1 (Sycamore) - Lift to 4m over wall and substation to provide clearance
Dixons Houses Little Heath Christleton Chester CH3 7AN
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02141/FUL
Single storey rear extension and alteration to existing single storey outrigger to create new flat roof.
10 Panton Place Chester CH2 3JE
Received 10 Jul 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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