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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02402/CAT
T1 Maple - reduce crown over public footpath side by 2.5m, clear streetlight and remove low drooping branches to promote new growth. T2 Laurel hedge - reduce height by at least 2 feet (to height of screen fence post) and trim all sides. T3 Goat Willow - cut back to previous pruning points to promote new growth, this is a regular maintenance task carried out every other year. T4 Silver Pear - remove new growth, reduce right hand side of canopy by 1.5m to improve overall balance. T5 Silver Maple - reduce height by 1.5m to suitable pruning points to avoid touching overhead cables/wires and shape appropriately.
Church Cottage Church Road Dodleston Chester CH4 9NG
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Approved26/02404/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of 25/00560/FUL
111 High Street Tarporley CW6 0AY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02407/LDC
Lawful development certificate to propose single storey rear extension, and partial garage conversion.
Lodge Cottage Wealstone Lane Upton Chester CH2 1HD
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02408/TPO
2x Beech trees and 1x Sweet Chestnut tree - Reduce the lower limbs of all 3 trees by 3m to maintain the passable height over the carriageway and to reduce branch failure potential.
East Manley Hall Manley Lane Manley Frodsham WA6 9JE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02409/FUL
Conversion of two C3 apartments into a single C3 dwelling-house
28 Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1AQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02410/TPO
Crown lifting and lateral pruning of the mature Oak tree located adjacent to the eastern boundary to accommodate an authorized single-storey side extension. Selective pruning of lower branches to provide vertical clearance above the new roofline, and cutting back lateral branches to the boundary line to remove structural overhang over the construction site.
2 Hereford Avenue Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2WA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02411/CAT
1. Remove three Thuja trees located in the centre of the garden. 2. Remove deadwood and hanging branches (widow makers) from the Willow tree. 3. Remove the Leylandii tree that is growing through an established Sycamore tree. 4. Reduce the length of the lower limbs of the Dawn Redwood that overhang the neighbouring property. Trees 1 and 2 were on application 21/04781/CAT, this work was approved but was not carried out.
Rake House The Village Burton Neston CH64 5TE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02412/HHE
Demolition of existing conservatory, and the construction of a single storey rear extension
4 Capesthorne Road Christleton Chester CH3 7GA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02413/PIP
Construction of five dwellings, together with associated access, parking, turning areas, private amenity space and landscaping.
Conifer House Hinderton Road Neston CH64 9PW
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02414/OUT
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development of up to 120 dwellings, public open space and landscaping
Land North of Chester Road Tattenhall Chester
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02415/FUL
Erection of 61 dwellings with associated landscaping and infrastructure
Land At Manchester Road Lostock Gralam Northwich
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02416/FUL
Single storey side extension
11 Fieldway Saughall Chester CH1 6DX
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02418/CAT
Trim back a Portugal Laurel tree (or at least very similar to) at the bottom of the garden that is next to the boundary fence to 27 West Road, as it has become much larger in recent years and is currently encroaching over half of the shed roof
25 West Road Weaverham Northwich CW8 3HP
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02420/PDQ
Change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage into 2 dwellings
Agricultural Building At Oak Tree Farm Bradley Farm Lane Tushingham Cum Grindley Malpas
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02421/FUL
Erection of new garden room to provide additional living accommodation with ensuite and gym, following demolition of existing shed/garden room
55 Greenfields Upton Chester CH2 1LL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02422/FUL
Single storey side extension with green /eco roof/ balcony above, front porch and conversion and extension of existing outbuilding into granny annexe
1 Hilltop Cottage Northwich Road Dutton Northwich WA4 4LD
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Approved26/02423/FUL
Single storey rear extension
3 Mannings Lane South Chester CH2 3RX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02424/FUL
Agricultural Machinery Storage Building
Land At Hall Lane Northwich
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02425/FUL
To remove 3.5 metre conifer hedge and erection of 1.2 meter high, 17.5 meters long boundary wall and gate
2 Ashtree Croft Willaston Neston CH64 2UJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02427/OUT
Outline planning application for erection of 50 dwellings with all matters reserved except access
Land At Forest Road Cuddington Northwich
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02428/DSM
Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (new 13m medium pole)
Opp Bostock Road Junction Opp 6-8 Bostock Road Middlewich CW10 9JF
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02429/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension following removal of external toilet structure, side dormer, replacement of external doors and windows and re-rendering of property
Laurel House 103 High Street Tarvin Chester CH3 8JA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02430/LBC
Single storey side and rear extension following removal of external toilet structure, side dormer, replacement of external doors and windows and re-rendering of property
Laurel House 103 High Street Tarvin Chester CH3 8JA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02432/DSM
Removal of the existing 15m streetpole and replacement with a new 20m high streetpole on a new root foundation accommodating 9no new antennas, removal of 3no cabinets and replacement with 4no new cabinets and ancillary development thereto (Ref CS 13325422 / VF 81403)
Telecommunications Mast Mount Pleasant Drive Littler Winsford CW7 1LZ
Received 30 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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