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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
5,937Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,596 approved or refused records
180Refused applications

4,416 approved · 180 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided18/00413/TPO

    Proposed work to trees protected by TPO 067 within group G1 as follows: T5, Sycamore, crown lift and remove epicormic growth at

    7 Stonehills Court Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5XU

    Received 20 Aug 2018
  2. Decided18/00417/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to amend Condition 1 of the Planning Inspectorate Decision dated 5/3/14 (App/D0650/A/13/2201280) which restricts the amount of fuel delivered by road to 480,000 tonnes in any 12 month period to read as follows: The total number of HGV's associated with the operation of the permitted energy recovery facility (waste importation and the exportation of incinerator bottom ash and air pollution control residues) shall not exceed 1930 movements (965 in and 965 out) in any calendar week and shall not exceed a maximum of 386 movements (193 in and 193 out) in any single day, at

    Runcorn Energy From Waste Facility Barlow Way Off Picow Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4HG

    Received 21 Aug 2018
  3. Decided18/00448/HBCFUL

    Proposed installation of accessible ramp, bin cage store, minor external alterations and reworking of parking bays at

    Ditton Library Queens Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 8HR

    Received 21 Aug 2018
  4. Decided18/00420/FUL

    Proposed erection of new garage attached to existing extension with associated roof reconfiguration, conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation, reconfiguration of front and rear fence boundary including gated access to rear garden and erection of covered patio area (resubmission of permission 18/00303/FUL) at

    8 Tern Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RQ

    Received 21 Aug 2018
  5. Decided18/00415/TPO

    Proposed work to trees protected by TPO 067 within group G1 as follows T4, Sycamore, crown lift and remove epicormic growth at

    5 Stonehills Court Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5XU

    Received 22 Aug 2018
  6. Decided18/00411/NMA

    Proposed Non Material Amendment to permission 17/00309/FUL to substitute approved plans 1719SD 010E, 011D, 012D for 1719SD 010Rev I, 011 Ref F, 012 Rev F, to facilitate the narrowing of the dwelling by 1 meter at

    317 Upton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9AG

    Received 21 Aug 2018
  7. Decided18/00412/FUL

    Proposed two storey side/rear extension with single storey rear extension at

    20 Marsh Hall Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LT

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  8. Decided18/00429/LBC

    Application for Listed Building Consent for proposed reinstatement of partially demolished lean to structure to facilitate its use as office accommodation at

    Old Hall Cavendish Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4LT

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  9. Decided18/00439/HBCFUL

    Proposed installation of external escape stairs to the North West elevation at

    Bredon Lapwing Grove Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2TJ

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  10. Decided18/00421/FUL

    Proposed installation of gas governor and adjacent fencing at

    Manor Farm Manor Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1TE

    Received 24 Aug 2018
  11. Decided18/00425/ADV

    Application for advertising consent for corporate advertising scheme comprising 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign and 6 no. non-illuminated other signs at

    Shell Green 6 Bennetts Lane Widnes Cheshire Widnes Cheshire

    Received 28 Aug 2018
  12. Decided18/00419/COU

    Proposed change of use from Office to taxi booking office for first floor unit at

    Unit 7 Chandlers Offices - Office 2 Chandlers Court Picow Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4UH

    Received 22 Aug 2018
  13. Decided18/00422/TCA

    Proposed work to trees as follows: T1 and 2, Scots Pine, T3, Oak, and T4, 5, 6 Scots Pine, crown lift all to approximately 5.5 metres to allow vehicular clearance, all within conservation area at

    Moore Hall Hobb Lane Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 5QS

    Received 28 Aug 2018
  14. Decided18/00426/DEM

    Prior notification of proposed demolition/dismantling of gasholders and associated infrastructure and infilling works at

    National Grid Former Gasworks Site Ditton Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0PL

    Received 29 Aug 2018
  15. Decided18/00424/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    52 Upton Grange Widnes Cheshire WA8 9ZB

    Received 27 Aug 2018
  16. Decided18/00431/PLD

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

    256 Hale Road Hale Liverpool L24 5RD

    Received 30 Aug 2018
  17. Decided18/00560/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary condition 2 of permission 18/00047/FUL to substitute approved proposed site plan A/03 for proposed site plan 101 Rev D to facilitate amendments to the site layout at

    2A Chapel Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 4NX

    Received 30 Aug 2018
  18. Decided18/00427/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 4.5 metres the extension has a maximum height of 3.9 metres and an eaves height of 2.5 metres at

    9 Bridgewater Grange Runcorn Cheshire WA7 3AL

    Received 30 Aug 2018
  19. Decided18/00428/FUL

    Proposed reinstatement of partially demolished lean to structure to facilitate its use as office accommodation at

    The Old Hall Cavendish Farm Road Weston Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4LU

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  20. Decided18/00430/FUL

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension at

    38 Lynton Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 7NS

    Received 30 Aug 2018
  21. Decided18/00443/FUL

    Proposed front porch at

    8 Fairfax Drive Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5NN

    Received 31 Aug 2018
  22. Decided18/00438/FUL

    Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage at

    8 Long Spinney Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6PH

    Received 31 Aug 2018
  23. Decided18/00462/FUL

    Proposed development of 2.5 storey building comprising 9 no. rooms for operation as Home of Multiple Occupation with associated car parking and ancillary development at

    Land To The South Of 140 Birchfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9ED

    Received 3 Sept 2018
  24. Decided18/00433/FUL

    Proposed single and double side and rear extensions at

    25 Malin Close Hale Liverpool L24 5RU

    Received 31 Aug 2018

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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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