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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/02339/LDC
Erection of detached double garage
34 Thornycroft Winsford CW7 2LR
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02340/FUL
Demolition of rear conservatory and terrace, two storey infill rear/side extension, erection of single storey rear extension with roof terrace, altererations to fenestration
101 Tarvin Road Littleton Chester CH3 7DE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02342/FUL
Single storey side extension and single storey rear extension
46 Russell Road Winsford CW7 1EP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02343/TPO
Horse Chestnut (T1) - Reduce longer, heavier branches by 1m to 3m as appropriate to reduce the risk of major failures
Lostock Tiny Tots Pre-School The Vicarage Station Road Lostock Gralam Northwich CW9 7PS
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02345/LBC
Repair of timbers that form the right-hand corner post and first-floor sill beams, first-floor window, replacement of concrete render to the front elevation and right elevation with lime render.
The Bluebell Inn Bell O The Hill Road Tushingham Cum Grindley Malpas SY13 4QS
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02348/DSM
Installation of telecommunication pole/s: Ref: KRU_V28024
New The Hawthorns Welsh Road Dodleston Chester CH4 9LN, Near Middlewood Welsh Road Balderton Chester CH4 9LF, Near Balderton Lodge Welsth Road Balderton Chester CH4 9LF
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02349/FUL
Part single storey and part two storey extension to rear and first floor extension to side above garage
17 Lodge Lane Hartford Northwich CW8 1PS
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02350/AGR
Produce Storage Building
Dodleston Hall Farm Kinnerton Road Dodleston Chester CH4 9LP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02351/AGR
Erection of a mazie clamp
Dodleston Hall Farm Kinnerton Road Dodleston Chester CH4 9LP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02352/DIS
Discharge of conditions 25 (operational noise - residential receptors) and 26 (operational noise - SPA receptors) of 24/00261/FUL
Land At Protos (Ince Resource Recovery Park) Grinsome Road and Marsh Lane Ince
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02353/DSM
The installation of 1no cabinet at ground level, 1no Omni Antenna, 1no Collinear Antenna and 1no GPS Node at 16.5m, as well as the installation of ancillary cabling (Ref TF/P19-0093)
Telecomms Mast Pennys Lane Lach Dennis Northwich CW9 7SJ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02354/TPO
Removal of four dead branches on Magnolia tree to improve the tree's health and prevent spread of diseases.
Beech Cottage 10 Earle Drive Parkgate Neston CH64 6QZ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02355/DSM
Installation of electronic communications apparatus.
Bankfield Farm Plemstall Lane Mickle Trafford Cheshire CH2 4EN
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02356/LDC
Installation of 5 gas engines (5 x 4.5MWe) ("the Cheshire West gas engines") with a total electrical capacity of 22.5MWe, and associated equipment and gas & electrical connections, on an area of approximately 0.32ha within the existing Cheshire Power Station site.
Cheshire Power Station North Road Ellesmere Port CH65 1AG
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02360/FUL
Replacement dwelling.
32 Elizabeth Crescent Chester CH4 7AZ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02361/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building for the storage of machinery, equipment and cattle feed.
Land To The Rear of Fingerpost Cottage Marston Lane Marston Northwich Cheshire
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02362/FUL
Single storey rear and side wraparound extension
5 Home Park Mollington Chester CH1 6NW
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02363/AGR
Agricultural storage shed
Manor Farm Picton Lane Picton Chester CH2 4HE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02364/TPO
Removal of two Pine trees (T1 and T2)
1 Hudson Close Chester CH2 1FF
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02366/TPO
Various works to Cedar (T1), Oak (T9), Group of Pines (G5), two Sycamores (G6), and Hawthorn (T10), as specified in the accompanying tree report.
St Winefrides Church Burton Road Little Neston Neston CH64 9RF
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02367/DSM
Installation of telecommunication pole/s Ref: GPG_V28003
Opp The Hospice of The Good Shepherd Gordon Lane Backford Chester CH2 4DG
Received 25 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02368/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Cycle parking) of 25/02135/FUL
Premier Inn The Woodpecker 381 London Road Northwich CW9 8EG
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02369/DSM
Installation of telecommunication pole/s Ref: WH5KR66W
S/O 2 Gordon Lane Backford Chester CH2 4DG
Received 26 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02370/DSM
Installation of telecommunication pole/s Ref: MDW_V27030_GIGABIT
Along Bradwell Road Middlewich CW10 0LD
Received 27 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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