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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
5,824Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,506 approved or refused records
177Refused applications

4,329 approved · 177 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17/00344/TCA

    Proposed removal of conifer hedge tree within Moore Conservation Area at

    Courtyard House Hobb Lane Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 5QS

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  2. Decided17/00350/FUL

    Proposed installation of 8 containerised battery units for the storage of electricity and ancillary infrastructure at

    Sub Station Percival Lane Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  3. Decided17/00374/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary Condition 1 of permission 17/00061/FUL to facilitate the repositioning of the approved two storey office building on

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

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  4. Decided17/00349/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 3 (Contamination) of Planning Permission 17/00086/FUL at

    Watmore's Topsoil Supplies Percival Lane Runcorn WA7 4DS

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  5. Decided17/00363/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No(s). 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 17 of Planning Permission 17/00061/FUL at

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

    Received 14 Jul 2017
  6. Decided17/00353/FUL

    Proposed erection of one industrial unit with use Classes B1c, B2 and B8 at

    Shell Green 6 Bennetts Lane Widnes Cheshire

    Received 14 Jul 2017
  7. Decided17/00357/FUL

    Proposed installation of 25kwp solar PV array to the roof of the education / visitor services building, the installation of 5 no. floor mounted air conditioning units in the observatory and the mounting of external air conditioning fan units on the North wall of the tower (including removal of existing units) at

    Catalyst Museum Mersey Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0DF

    Received 14 Jul 2017
  8. Decided17/00352/TPO

    Proposed felling of Poplar Tree (Identified as T1 on accompanying plan) covered by TPO 008 at

    106 Runcorn Road Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 6UB

    Received 14 Jul 2017
  9. Decided17/00347/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 4.05m, with a maximum height of 3.67m and an eaves height of 2.57 m at

    3 Greenwich Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 3BD

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  10. Decided17/00348/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    9 Whickham Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9ZQ

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  11. Decided17/00356/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension with juliet balcony to rear at

    1 Norton Tower Cottage Norton Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6PX

    Received 17 Jul 2017
  12. Decided17/00354/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    15 Heathfield Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 9WY

    Received 18 Jul 2017
  13. Decided17/00355/DEM

    Prior notification for proposed demolition of car wash facility at

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

    Received 18 Jul 2017
  14. Decided17/00358/LBC

    Proposed installation of 25kwp solar PV array to the roof of the education / visitor services building, the installation of 5 no. floor mounted air conditioning units in the observatory and the mounting of external air conditioning fan units on the North wall of the tower (including removal of existing units) at

    Catalyst Museum Mersey Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0DF

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  15. Decided17/00359/FUL

    Proposed construction of a single storey detached gymnasium in the side/front garden at

    33 Cornforth Way Widnes Cheshire WA8 9WB

    Received 19 Jul 2017
  16. Decided17/00364/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    25 Ash Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 8JH

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  17. Decided17/00366/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension at

    8 Minton Way Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RA

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  18. Decided17/00368/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension, with car parking at ground level at

    20A Downs Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5PX

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  19. Decided17/00361/COU

    Proposed Change of Use from 2 no. flats to 1 no. house at

    42 Claremont Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LX

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  20. Decided17/00376/FULEIA

    Retrospective application for rebuilding of facility to house a third alumina fibre production line with associated electrical switch room and process plant

    Saffil Limited Sullivan Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0US

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  21. Decided17/00371/FUL

    Proposed addition of 12 no. paint booth extraction flues at roof level at

    Alstom Technology Centre Hale Bank Road Hale Bank Widnes

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  22. Decided17/00370/ELD

    Application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for portacabin type structure located at the front of the car park adjacent to Mill Lane and use of the building as ancillary to the wider use of the garden centre at

    Rivendell Garden Centre Mill Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 3UL

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  23. Decided17/00367/FUL

    Proposed single storey flat roof extension to rear of Farm House and porch to front at

    Abbey Farm South Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 3UB

    Received 23 Jul 2017
  24. Decided17/00372/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    5 Newland Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 4HN

    Received 23 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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