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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 dates
1,412Searchable 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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. Awaiting decision26/02433/PMA

    Change of use from barbers to one dwelling

    17 Westminster Road Chester CH2 3BB

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/02434/TPO

    Two large silver maple trees in the front garden - Reduce both trees back to their previous pruning points (approximately 2 metres of regrowth). The new growth on Tree 1, which is closest to the property, will brush against the roof tiles if not managed regularly.

    24 Breton Close Chester CH2 1HY

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  3. Decided26/02435/CAT

    Removal of a dead Silver Birch tree

    7A Curzon Park North Chester CH4 8AP

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  4. Approved26/02436/NMA

    Non material amendment to 25/01698/FUL (introduction of recessed feature within the approved right-hand side elevation of extension, recess measures approximately 1210mm in width and will be finished in uPVC or brick-effect cladding)

    4 Oak Tree Court Willington Chester Cheshire West And Chester CW6 0NE

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/02437/DIS

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of 25/00085/LBC

    Bishops House 1 Abbey Street Chester CH1 2JD

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  6. Decided26/02438/CAT

    T1 Cedar Tree - Fell to ground level

    4 Old Hall Gardens Chester CH2 3AB

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/02439/TPO

    T7 Horse Chestnut tree to side - Crown reduce by 2-2.5m to suitable pruning points to clear house roof. T13 Beech tree, roadside - Crown lift to 5.5m roadside.

    4 The Hamlet Chester CH4 8JW

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  8. Awaiting decision26/02440/TPO

    Oak and Sycamore - Crown thin by no more than 20% to reduce weight and remove deadwood from the trees.

    Riddings Barn Park Lane Hartford Northwich CW8 1NE

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/02441/TPO

    Remove the Oak tree (T1) to ground level

    11 Mount Farm Way Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2HE

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/02442/FUL

    Change of use of barn to self-contained annexe

    Sandhole Farm Wash Lane Allostock Knutsford WA16 9LH

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/02443/FUL

    Part demolition of existing Fire Station. Single storey extension, erection of substation, installation of solar panels, and alterations to remaining site including installation of security fencing,

    Ellesmere Port Fire Station Wellington Road Ellesmere Port CH65 0EZ

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  12. Decided26/02444/HHE

    Single storey rear extension

    1 Alvanley Hall Court Manley Road Alvanley Frodsham WA6 9DN

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  13. Awaiting decision26/02445/CAT

    Prune branches from trees growing over the boundary which are planted within the neighbours garden (Fern Rock 5 Lower Park Road). Some of the trees overhang the house and debris blocks the gutters. The trees include laurel, cedar, birch, holly, acer and some kind of oak (not English type). Only cut branches which overhang into the garden. Partial crown reduction will be between 5 and 20%, depending on how near to the boundary the particular tree is planted

    Tavenor Towers 7A Lower Park Road Chester CH4 7BB

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  14. Awaiting decision26/02446/TPO

    Yew to reduce or fell to ground level (see full details in report)

    The Lodge School Lane Guilden Sutton Chester CH3 7EU

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  15. Awaiting decision26/02447/FUL

    Closure of one existing vehicular access at 1A Charlton House, with the construction of a replacement wall and associated planting.

    Charlton House 1A Lower Park Road Chester CH4 7BB

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/02448/LDC

    Amalgamation of two separate dwellings into a single dwellinghouse

    Charlton House 1A Lower Park Road Chester CH4 7BB

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  17. Awaiting decision26/02449/DIS

    Disharge of condition 7 (bird and bat boxes) of 22/03016/FUL

    The Sidings, Great Western House Boundary Lane Chester Cheshire CH4 8RD

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  18. Decided26/02450/NOT

    Proposed installation of an Eel Pass at Sutton Weir on the River Weaver, to achieve compliance with the Eel Regulatons

    Frodsham Weir and Sluice Gates Sutton Causeway Sutton Frodsham

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/02452/PIP

    Erection of one dwelling

    Land At Stable Lane Mouldsworth Chester

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  20. Decided26/02453/DSM

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (Ref OGEAA6383966)

    Land At Grid Ref 342756 368127 Greenfield Lane Chester

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  21. Decided26/02454/AGR

    Erection of agricultural storage building

    Land West of A41 Liverpool Road Backford Chester

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/02455/TPO

    Felling of Cherry Blossom tree

    The Oaks Bache Hall Estate Bache Chester CH2 1BR

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  23. Decided26/02456/DSM

    BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus 1 x 10 ,metre pole WIN_V8108 GIG

    Land At Grid Ref 365755 368004 Smokehall Lane Winsford

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/02457/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 11 (construction environment management plan), 13 (invasive not native plant species) and 18 (construction traffic) of 23/02428/FUL

    Store First Ltd Stanney Mill Road Little Stanney Ellesmere Port CH2 4HX

    Received 4 Aug 2026

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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.

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