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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02458/DSM
British Telecommunications Plc intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus LPV_V9008 WH5T5F9Z
Land At Grid Ref 371640 373337 Cape Lane Nether Peover Northwich
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02459/106
Application for the modification of the Section 106 dated 18th March 2015 relating to the number of dwellings, housing mix, affordable housing position, completed scheme differences and collaborative engagement of applications 18/00637/REM & 13/04149/OUT
Beeston Castle Auction Whitchurch Road Beeston Chester CW6 9JN
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02461/S73
Single-storey rear extension with terrace balcony above. Variation to conditions 1 and 2 and removal of condition 4 of planning permission 26/01257/FUL (increasing the height of the roof to the side extension (when viewed from the rear) to provide the required screening to the balcony.
Barn Owl Farm Barnhouse Lane Barrow Chester CH3 7JY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved26/02462/FUL
Single storey side extension to replace existing conservatory and replace garage door with a window
15 Blue Hatch Frodsham WA6 7QJ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02464/DIS
Discharge of conditions 10 (Plant/Mechanical Extraction Mitigation) and 16 (Fumes/Odour Mitigation) of planning permission 12/05368/FUL
Barons Quay Barons Quay Road Northwich Cheshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02465/FUL
Change of use of ground floor of dwelling to nursery.
Chestnut House Church Road Saughall Chester CH1 6EN
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02467/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (Hard Landscaping), 8 (Hedgehog Commuting Route) and 11 (External Lighting) of planning permission 25/02679/FUL
The Wheatsheaf Chester Road Dunham On The Hill Chester WA6 0LL
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02468/FUL
Demolition of existing rear extension and replacement with single storey side and rear extension
25 Balmoral Park Chester CH1 4BG
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02472/FUL
Demolition of the existing garage to the side of the property and construction of a new single-storey side kitchen/lounge extension. Installation of solar PV panels on the new flat roof.
11A The Crescent Hartford Northwich CW8 1QS
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02473/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and construction of two storey rear and side extensions
Hawthorne Cottage Meadows Farm Lane Horton Malpas SY14 7EU
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Approved26/02474/NMA
Non Material Amendment to 26/01586/FUL (amendment to roof layout/ and roof tiles)
71 Dicksons Drive Chester Cheshire West And Chester CH2 2BT
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02475/FUL
Erection of one poultry unit with ancillary feed silos and surface water drainage system
Fiveways Poultry Farm Liverpool Road Neston CH64 7TW
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02477/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension with flat roof
34 Laurel Drive Willaston Neston CH64 1TW
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02478/CAT
Sycamore (6979) - Fell to ground level
In A Woody Copse Adjacent Chester Road Aldford Chester CH3 6HJ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02480/FUL
Loft Conversion with dormer to rear
3 Derfel Cottages London Road Frodsham WA6 7DS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02481/FUL
Replacement dwelling with attached car port, installation of new entrance gates, solar panels, and heat pumps.
Orchard Cottage Forest Gate Lane Kelsall Tarporley CW6 0SZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02482/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6 (waste management) and 8 (RAMS) of planning permission 25/02229/FUL
Smithy Farm Occleston Green Wimboldsley Middlewich CW10 0LY
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02483/S73
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 24/00437/FUL - Remodelling existing dwelling with front and side extensions, conversion of garage to habitable space, new detached garage, outbuilding studio and landscaping works, to relocate the approved garage/store building to the opposite side of the driveway and amend its design and external materials.
Merle Bank Roughlow Delamere Northwich CW6 0PG
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02484/FUL
Two storey side extension
166 Wordsworth Crescent Chester CH1 5UG
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02485/TPO
Oak tree (T1) at rear of property - Removing some of the larger upper branches that are obscuring the light into this property and other neighbouring garden/and property and is overhanging/ overgrown and obscuring a significant part of the garden and into neighbouring gardens. Some branches are encroaching the house also.
16 Warrington Avenue Whitby Ellesmere Port CH65 6TR
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02486/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for principal means of access), for development comprising up to 80 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated open space, landscaping and other associated works including infrastructure, earthworks and drainage.
Land West of Station Road Lostock Gralam Northwich
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02487/FUL
Proposed single-storey infill extension, single-storey side extension and porch, with associated alterations to elevations, including rooflights and roof-mounted solar panels
Holly Bush Bungalow Whitehall Lane Little Budworth Tarporley CW6 9EP
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02488/FUL
Single storey side extension to form double garage
Bracken 581 London Road Davenham Northwich CW9 8LN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02489/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (materials) of 24/03210/REM (Reserved matters details for community building (including community hall, changing & shower facilities, toilets, office space, storage space, kitchen facilities and lounge space) together with parking for 60 vehicles) pursuant to outline planning permission 12/02091/OUT for up to 2000 homes, etc)
Land At Sutton New Hall Farm Ledsham Road Little Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire
Received 6 Aug 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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