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Halton Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Halton Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,755Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,451 approved or refused records
177Refused applications

4,274 approved · 177 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas13 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas2 mapped area records2 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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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.

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  1. Decided18/00012/HBCFUL

    Proposed installation of internal air-conditioning unit and external condensor unit situated on the flat roof to the rear of the building at

    Widnes Crematorium Birchfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9EE

    Received 15 Feb 2016
  2. Decided17/00105/FUL

    Proposed erection of 3 no dwellings at land at Lord Street, Runcorn

    Land Adjacent To South Bank Hotel Lord St Runcorn WA7 1HF

    Received 30 Nov 2016
  3. Decided16/00551/FUL

    Proposed removal of canopy from front elevation and insertion of additional windows and doors to north and east elevations at

    Units 10 - 13 Aston Fields Road Runcorn WA7 3DL

    Received 12 Dec 2016
  4. Decided17/00044/EDU

    Proposed erection of single storey teaching building comprising 4 no. classrooms plus staff room at

    Ormiston Bollingbroke Academy Barnfield Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6EP

    Received 20 Dec 2016
  5. Decided17/00124/FUL

    Proposed installation of fixed canopy to east facing elevation and car park barrier access system to entrance at

    Brookvale Primary School Northwich Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6BZ

    Received 16 Jan 2017
  6. Decided17/00051/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension at

    36 Norleane Crescent Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5ER

    Received 25 Jan 2017
  7. Decided17/00057/FUL

    Proposed minor works including replacement shopfront, repair and repainting of exterior surfaces and installation of additional cladding, block paving of car park areas and erection of a 2 metre high fenced compound to the rear of the building at

    KFC Unit 20 Widnes Shopping Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 7TN

    Received 25 Jan 2017
  8. Decided17/00056/ADV

    Proposed display of replacement corporate advertising scheme comprising 7 no. fascia signs and 17 no. other signs at

    KFC Unit 20 Widnes Shopping Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 7TN

    Received 25 Jan 2017
  9. Decided17/00216/FUL

    Proposed erection of stand alone single storey meeting room within the grounds to the south of the school at

    St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8TD

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  10. Decided17/00047/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension, loft conversion and internal alterations at

    9 Beaufort Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4AB

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  11. Decided17/00054/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension at

    25 Boston Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5XE

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  12. Decided17/00049/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear and side extension and single storey rear extension at

    189 Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5BQ

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  13. Decided17/00048/FUL

    Proposed erection of 1 no. detached house with associated landscaping and vehicular access from Chester Road on

    Land Adjacent To The Old Post Office Chester Road Daresbury Cheshire

    Received 27 Jan 2017
  14. Decided17/00052/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension at

    32 Linnets Park Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1LS

    Received 29 Jan 2017
  15. Decided17/00050/FUL

    Proposed construction of two storey three bedroomed detached dwelling with associated parking and garden areas on

    Land Adjacent To Jasmine Cottage Town Lane Hale L24 4AQ

    Received 30 Jan 2017
  16. Decided17/00074/FUL

    Proposed two storey side and single storey rear extension at

    77 Prescot Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 4PD

    Received 30 Jan 2017
  17. Decided17/00081/COU

    Proposed Change of Use of Ground Floor to residential (Use Class C3) at

    Unit 5 Salisbury Street Widnes Cheshire WA8 6PJ

    Received 27 Jan 2017
  18. Decided17/00086/FUL

    Proposed 0.99MW biomass boiler facility together with associated plant room, fuel store, rotary dryer with 8.4 metre stack, and feedstock hopper at

    Watmore's Topsoil Supplies Percival Lane Runcorn WA7 4DS

    Received 31 Jan 2017
  19. Decided17/00061/FUL

    Proposed two storey office building (use class B1) together with associated highway access, boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping and provision of services at

    Land To East Of Stewards Brook Viking Park West Bank Dock Estate Widnes Cheshire

    Received 31 Jan 2017
  20. Decided17/00053/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 5.0 metres the extension has a maximum height of 3.6 metres and an eaves height of 2.4 metres at

    2 Mason Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LD

    Received 31 Jan 2017
  21. Decided17/00055/PLD

    Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for erection of single storey rear extension at

    212 Birchfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9EH

    Received 1 Feb 2017
  22. Decided17/00059/TPO

    Proposed work to trees covered under TPO 087 and identified in the accompanying plan as: T6, Sycamore, fell due to extensive trunk decay and rot, T5, Sycamore, branch lift to give 4M clearance on south west side, situated in rear garden at

    10 Hamlin Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4RF

    Received 1 Feb 2017
  23. Decided17/00058/FUL

    Proposed addition of single storey rear / side extension, partial conversion of garage to habitable accomodation and addition of pitched roof to garage to match extension at

    19 Troutbeck Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 3JG

    Received 1 Feb 2017
  24. Decided17/00068/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No's 5 and 8 of Planning Permission 16/00069/FUL

    Victoria House Holloway Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4TH

    Received 2 Feb 2017

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Researching a proposal in Halton Borough Council

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Halton Borough 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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