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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02250/DSM
Install electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment. Ref: CW106_Water Tower
Telecommunications Site CW 060 Water Tower Cuddington Lane Cuddington Northwich Cheshire CW8 2XJ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Refused26/02251/FUL
Single storey rear extension to replace existing Pergola.
Sleepers Croft Ashton Road Delamere Northwich WA6 6PA
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02253/LBC
Replacement external windows.
Eaton House Lower Lane Rushton Tarporley CW6 9AL
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02255/HHE
Removal of existing conservatory, erection of single storey rear extension
28 Clarendon Close Chester CH4 7BL
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02256/FUL
Two storey side extension and replacement of uPVC cladding on front elevation
11 Homewood Crescent Hartford Northwich CW8 1NH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02257/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (archeaology) of 25/02290/FUL
Bishops House 1 Abbey Street Chester CH1 2JD
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02258/LBC
Installation of handrails to the station entrance.
Ellesmere Port Railway Station Whitby Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4AR
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02261/NMA
Non material amendment to 23/00320/FUL - conditions 2 part aa) and 5 part j) - Revised Priority Plant Species Method Statement (Atkins Realis, July 2026)
Crown Farm Quarry Stoneyford Lane Oakmere Northwich CW8 2JL
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02262/FUL
Two-storey side extension with loft conversion and rear dormer
28 Kings Drive Helsby Frodsham WA6 0BQ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02266/LDC
Proposed single-storey rear extension and rear dormer loft conversion.
6 Gregory Crescent Winsford CW7 2GX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02268/FUL
Two storey side extension and porch
Grange Cottage Grange Road Ashton Hayes Chester CH3 8AF
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02269/FUL
Double storey front extension, single and double storey side and rear extension, and balcony to rear. Alterations to roof, windows and doors.
Maesbury The Runnell Parkgate Neston CH64 3TG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02270/LDC
Lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension
18 Sutton Drive Chester CH2 2HW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02271/FUL
First-floor balcony to the rear.
588 Chester Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2DX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02272/FUL
Demolition of 2 no. lawful dwellings, 1 no. unlawful dwelling, associated timber structures and hardstanding, replaced with 2 no. newdetached dwellings and associated landscape, amenity, car parking area and refuse/recycling area and bicycle storage
Del Rio Townfield Lane Farndon Chester CH3 6QW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02273/FUL
Demolition of conservatory and construction of single-storey rear extension together with conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation, including an increase in the height of the garage roof. Render to existing front extensions, rear extension and part of garage conversion.
Tresco 14 Lawn Drive Upton Chester CH2 1ER
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02276/ADV
Display of an illuminated fascia sign to the front elevation and a non-illuminated freestanding sign at the site frontage. (Retrospective).
Chester Business Centre Union Street Chester CH1 1QP
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02277/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning application 25/03590/FUL
LIDL Chester Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 3AD
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02279/FUL
Single storey side extension and garage remodelling including pitched roof and side extension
34 Grange Crescent Hooton Ellesmere Port CH66 5NB
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02280/LBC
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the rear roof slope and installation of an external battery and inverter unit to the rear elevation.
39 White Friars Chester CH1 1NZ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02281/AGR
General purpose agricultural building.
Land At Cross Lanes Oscroft Tarvin Chester
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02282/FUL
Demolition of the existing rear ground floor room and conservatory, and construction of new single storey rear and side extensions, including new bi-fold doors, two new windows, a new external door and rooflight
47 Elmwood Road Barnton Northwich CW8 4NE
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02284/FUL
Alterations to the shopfront including repainting, replacement windows and doors, and the installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage
144 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HB
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02285/ADV
New signage to front to include illuminated and non-illuminated signage
144 Foregate Street Chester CH1 1HB
Received 21 Jul 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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