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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627 approved · 51 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/02676/CAT
Sycamore (T1) - Fell to low stump
76 Church Road Northwich CW9 5PB
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02677/CAT
Silver Birch (T1) - Fell to low stump
7 Walnut Lane Hartford Northwich CW8 1QN
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02679/S73
Erection of office building and car park - variation of condition 3 (use of premises) of 96/00646/FUL
1 Barbour Square High Street Tattenhall Chester CH3 9RF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02681/LDC
Single storey rear extension
2 Stapleton Court Fluin Lane Frodsham WA6 6PQ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02682/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension, and alterations to windows and doors.
Beech Farm Worthenbury Road Caldecott Chester CH3 6RB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02684/FUL
Increase roof height at entrance hall and amend facing materials to the front elevation
Willowdene Mill Lane Cuddington Northwich CW8 2TA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02685/FUL
Erection of four external lights which are mounted on posts (lighting columns) with a maximum height of 4950mm above ground level.
Lower Mill Cuddington Lane Cuddington Northwich CW8 2SY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02686/PDR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed change of use of two existing agricultural buildings to office use (Use Class E).
Wimboldsley Hall Nantwich Road Wimboldsley Winsford CW10 0LW
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02688/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions, alterations to windows and doors, addition of an outdoor kitchen and pergola ,erection of swimming pool with associated plant space, alterations to roof, external cladding and rendering
Fiddlers Green Hanns Hall Road Neston Cheshire CH64 7TG
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02689/LDC
Proposed single storey side extension
21 Crosland Terrace Helsby Frodsham WA6 9LY
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02690/TPO
Yew tree - Trim back by approx 3m. Hornbeam tree - Cut back lower branches by approx 3m.
The Hollies 6 Leighton Park Neston CH64 6TR
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02692/FUL
Single storey rear extension
37 Circular Drive Chester CH4 8LU
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02693/FUL
Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
18 Royle Street Northwich CW9 7AH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02694/S73
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/03364/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings, including removal of the mobile home, and the erection of a replacement dwelling.
Brookside Farm Cogshall Lane Comberbach Northwich CW9 6BW
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02695/CAT
T1 Norway spruce - Fell to ground level, leave timber stacked in rings below tree. T2 Self-set Ash growing at angle from base of wall - Fell. T3 Copper beech - Reduce overhanging branches by 2.5m towards boundary. T4 Beech tree next to house - Crown reduce by 2.5m to suitable points over property side. T5 Eucalyptus - Reduce height by 6 -7m and remove any branches overhanging neighbouring property. T6 Robinia - Reduce branches over main house.
High Walls Birch Heath Lane Christleton Chester CH3 7AP
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02696/DSM
Installation of electronic communications apparatus remove 17.50m pole and replace with 20m pole, remove all existing antennas and replace with 9 antennas install 3 RRUs on pole . Installation of 1 GPS module, install 3 cabinets and remove 2 cabinets, install 1 meter cabinet to replace 1 meter cabinet and ancillary development. CTIL 24168823-CS 241688 -VR 13426
Telecommunications Mast At Grid Ref 342923 365710 Caldy Valley Road Great Boughton Chester
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02697/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (facades and roof details),4 (sustainable drainage system),6 (surface water removal),9 (archaeological work),18 (flood resistance and resilience measures) and 23 (demolition and construction traffic) of 24/03622/FUL
Chester Racecourse Watergate Square Chester CH1 2LY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02699/DSM
Install electronic communications apparatus Existing 15m pole to be removed and replaced with 20m pole, replace existing 6No. Antennas with proposed 9No. Antennas, installation of ERS, removal of 13No. Cabinet and Install 3No. Cabinets, removal of 1NO meter cabin and proposed installation of 1No. cabinet, installation of 1No. GPS Module CS 13020422
3 Surrey Road Chester Cheshire CH2 2LJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02700/FUL
Single storey side extension
35 Kingsmead Upton Chester CH2 1EF
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02701/PIP
Permission in Principle for a residential development of between one and seven dwellings
Land At Norley Road Kingsley Frodsham
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02702/FUL
Proposed new vehicular access point, driveway and gateway.
Castle View Barton Village Road Barton Malpas SY14 7HU
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02704/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (demolition and construction phasing strategy), 6 (construction method statement) and 7 (recording and analysis for the outbuildings) of 24/01621/S73
117A Main Street Frodsham WA6 7AF
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02706/FUL
Single storey rear extension
6 Plumbs Fold Barnton Northwich CW8 4HF
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02707/LDC
Construction of rear single storey extension
9 Wharburton Close Cuddington Northwich CW8 2ZE
Received 26 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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