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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
5,814Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,498 approved or refused records
177Refused applications

4,321 approved · 177 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning, Housing & Your EnvironmentPre-application advice Pre Application Planning AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4​

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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.

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. Decided17/00299/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 4.095 metres, the extension has a maximum height of 3.725 metres and a eaves height of 2.65 metres at

    5 Tabley Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 7PE

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  2. Decided17/00301/P3PPA

    Proposed change of use from storage ( use class B8 ) to dwelling house at

    Storage Building At Fairview Farm Wilmere Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5UP

    Received 20 Jun 2017
  3. Decided17/00303/TCA

    Proposed felling of 4 no. Sycamore Trees situated within the Higher Runcorn Conservation Area at

    Land To The Rear Of 25 Weston Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4JX

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  4. Decided17/00308/ADV

    Proposed display of advertising by way of 46 inch LED display, internally mounted in the shop front to be viewable externally at

    34A Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6JE

    Received 23 Jun 2017
  5. Decided17/00305/FUL

    Proposed side and rear single storey extension at

    20 Beaconsfield Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 9HP

    Received 23 Jun 2017
  6. Decided17/00351/FUL

    Proposed demolition of existing buildings and development comprising 16 no. apartments with ancillary development at

    The New Inn 294 Hale Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8PZ

    Received 23 Jun 2017
  7. Decided17/00306/FUL

    Propsed two storey front extension by addition of first floor to existing ground floor element at

    1 Whitstable Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 9AS

    Received 26 Jun 2017
  8. Decided17/00307/P3JPA

    Prior notification for proposed change of use at ground floor from A1 (retail) to D2 (assembly and leisure) for use as a Dance Studio at

    44 Victoria Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7RJ

    Received 13 Jun 2017
  9. Decided17/00310/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 3 of Planning Permission 15/00358/FUL at

    Site Of ARC Car Wash Earle Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TA

    Received 27 Jun 2017
  10. Decided17/00311/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Planning Permission 17/00120/FUL at

    Land Between 40 And 48 Church Road Church Road Hale Village Liverpool L24 4BA

    Received 26 Jun 2017
  11. Decided17/00397/FUL

    Proposed siting of 2 no. shipping containers for temporary storage and erection of 2.4 m high paladin fence in green with access gates at

    The Compound Algernon Street Runcorn WA7 1ER

    Received 28 Jun 2017
  12. Decided17/00346/ADV

    Proposed display of LED illuminated projecting sign at

    1 Frederick Street Widnes Cheshire WA8 6PF

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  13. Decided17/00337/COU

    Proposed Change of use from betting office to hot food takeaway (use class A5) for ground floor commercial units at

    146 - 148 Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6LG

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  14. Decided17/00314/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 4 of Planning Permission 15/00358/FUL at

    Site Of ARC Car Wash Earle Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TA

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  15. Decided17/00316/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 5 of Planning Permission 15/00358/FUL at

    Site Of ARC Car Wash Earle Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TA

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  16. Decided17/00315/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 7 of Planning Permission 15/00358/FUL at

    Site Of ARC Car Wash Earle Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TA

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  17. Decided17/00312/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to permission 17/00120/FUL to permit the insertion of 2 no. roof lights to the rear (west facing) roof slope to facilitate the use of the main roof space as a loft room on

    Land Between 40 And 48 Church Road Church Road Hale Village Liverpool L24 4BA

    Received 28 Jun 2017
  18. Decided17/00313/TPO

    Proposed felling of 2 no. trees protected by TPO 068 group G1 Tree 03 Oak and 04 Sycamore as identified on accompanying plan, both to be felled at

    The Laurels Northwich Road Runcorn Cheshire WA4 4JZ

    Received 28 Jun 2017
  19. Decided17/00317/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 6 of Planning Permission 15/00358/FUL at

    Site Of ARC Car Wash Earle Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TA

    Received 29 Jun 2017
  20. Decided17/00318/FUL

    Proposed single story rear extension at

    6 St Lukes Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 9HT

    Received 30 Jun 2017
  21. Decided17/00335/COU

    Proposed change of use to retail (A1) for kitchen/bathroom showroom and sales at

    Appleton Garage Appleton Village Widnes Cheshire WA8 6EQ

    Received 3 Jul 2017
  22. Decided17/00360/FUL

    Proposed development of 2 no. detached dwellings at

    Land At Rose View Avenue Widnes Cheshire

    Received 3 Jul 2017
  23. Decided17/00325/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary condition 2 of permission 15/00194/FUL to substitute plans 14100 (PL) 001B and 14100 (PL) 4000 for approved plans 14100 (PL) 101, 201 and 001A to add Juliette Balcony to side elevation and substitute traffic control plates for the approved gates at

    St Johns Presbyterian Church Victoria Road Higher Runcorn Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5BE

    Received 3 Jul 2017
  24. Decided17/00323/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 17 of Planning Permission 16/00225/OUT at

    Land Bounded By Warrington Road And Watkinson Way Widnes Cheshire

    Received 3 Jul 2017

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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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