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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
5,962Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,605 approved or refused records
180Refused applications

4,425 approved · 180 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Decided18/00564/FUL

    Proposed demolition of detached garage and erection of single storey side extension at

    31 Birkdale Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RW

    Received 15 Nov 2018
  2. Decided18/00569/FUL

    Proposed demolition of existing garage and construction of replacement attached garage at

    12 Crawford Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 8XP

    Received 18 Nov 2018
  3. Decided18/00570/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension and detached garage at

    11 Baileys Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JR

    Received 18 Nov 2018
  4. Decided18/00567/FULEIA

    Proposed demolition of existing workshop, lean-to shed and picking line enclosure, and the erection of 2 no. buildings to provide for the storage and sorting of waste together with external storage bays and ancillary infrastructure including substation, water tanks and weighbridge to provide operational improvements, environmental control and an increase in waste accepted from an existing 300,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes per annum at

    WSR Recycling Ltd Ditton Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0PA

    Received 19 Nov 2018
  5. Decided19/00019/FUL

    Proposed demolition of St Michaels House and petrol store, construction of new storage building with canopied storage area and retail trade shop extension with associated works at

    Colin Myers Timber And Sawmill Hale Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8PX

    Received 19 Nov 2018
  6. Decided18/00565/FUL

    Proposed rear extension and garage to side of property with internal alterations at

    5 Penrhyn Crescent Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4XJ

    Received 19 Nov 2018
  7. Decided18/00566/P3JPA

    Prior notification for proposed change of use of ground floor offices (use class B1a) to 2no. residential apartments (use class C3) at

    1 Beaconsfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LB

    Received 19 Nov 2018
  8. Decided18/00571/HBCFUL

    Proposed development of tarmac surfaced BMX track within the park at

    Phoenix Park Castlefields Avenue East Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2NT

    Received 20 Nov 2018
  9. Decided18/00579/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear extension at

    7 Preece Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9WQ

    Received 25 Nov 2018
  10. Decided18/00580/PLD

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

    17 Hamlin Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4RF

    Received 26 Nov 2018
  11. Decided18/00589/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    38 Kemberton Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 9FD

    Received 25 Nov 2018
  12. Decided18/00573/FUL

    Proposed replacement of existing portable building located at the front of the car park adjacent to Mill Lane by a smaller portable building for use ancillary to the garden centre at

    Rivendell Garden Centre Mill Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 3UL

    Received 26 Nov 2018
  13. Decided18/00572/COND

    Application to discharge condition No(s). 1 (Painting of Flue) of Planning Inspectorate Decision APP/D0650/D/18/3207271 (HBC Refusal 18/00178/FUL) at

    12 Crossgates Widnes Cheshire WA8 3GA

    Received 26 Nov 2018
  14. Decided18/00575/TPO

    Proposed work to trees within Group G3 of Tree Preservation order 079, Trees 1 and 3 (Sycamore), crown reduce by up to 1.5 metres and thin by 10%, Tree 2 (Alder) fell, T4 (Cherry) crown reduce by 0.5 metres at

    18A Hough Green Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 4PE

    Received 26 Nov 2018
  15. Decided18/00578/FUL

    Proposed demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of new office building, ancillary buildings and Well-Being Centre with associated landscaping, access improvements and engineering operations at

    Inovyn Chlor Vinyls Ltd Runcorn Site South Parade Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4JE

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  16. Decided18/00587/HBCFUL

    Proposed creation of permanent link road from the Mersey Gateway exit roundabout to Waterloo Road / Victoria Road with associated ancillary and engineering works at

    Widnes Loops Link Road Victoria Road, Waterloo Road, Hutchinson Street, Wellington Street, And Environs Widnes

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  17. Decided18/00574/DEM

    Prior notification of proposed demolition of Chloromethane Production Plants 1&2 with associated operational buildings and Hydrochloric Acid Production Plant with associated operational buildings at

    Inovyn Chlor Vinyls Ltd Runcorn Site South Parade Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4JE

    Received 23 Nov 2018
  18. Decided18/00577/NMA

    Proposed Non Material Amendment to permission 18/00360/FUL to change extension roof from 15 degree hipped to 15 degree apex at

    26 Adlington Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6NE

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  19. Decided18/00591/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear extension at

    22 Clayton Crescent Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4TR

    Received 28 Nov 2018
  20. Decided18/00584/FUL

    Proposed conversion of detached garage to form self contained annexe ancillary to existing dwelling at

    9 Harvard Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6NU

    Received 28 Nov 2018
  21. Decided18/00581/FUL

    Proposed rear and side two storey extensions together with front extension and garden wall at

    92 Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5BD

    Received 28 Nov 2018
  22. Decided18/00586/S73

    Application under the Town and Country Planning Act to vary condition 2 of permission 18/00038/FUL to substitute approved drawings 21117 P2 and 220318 P2 for drawings PL01 and PL02 to amend the house design and positioning at

    Land Adjacent To Rock Garth Chester Road Daresbury Cheshire

    Received 29 Nov 2018
  23. Decided18/00609/FUL

    Proposed first floor side extension at

    2 Hollybank Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2AW

    Received 29 Nov 2018
  24. Decided18/00582/DEM

    Prior notification of proposed demolition of former youth club at

    Lord Taverners Woodside Youth Club Palace Fields Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2PG

    Received 28 Nov 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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