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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
5,969Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,612 approved or refused records
180Refused applications

4,432 approved · 180 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19/00015/FUL

    Proposed internal fit-out to accommodate ancillary offices, laboratories, meeting rooms, facilities etc, external works including additional ducting, modifications to existing fence line, new night gate and car-park access to enclose and secure the units at

    Units 1 & 3 Wheldon Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8FW

    Received 11 Jan 2019
  2. Decided19/00016/ADV

    Proposed display of corporate advertising scheme comprising 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 1no. non-illuminated totem sign at

    Units 1 & 3 Wheldon Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8FW

    Received 11 Jan 2019
  3. Decided19/00013/TPO

    Proposed work to 4 no. Birch Trees within group G1 of TPO 078 for minor crown reduction due to overhang into amenity space at

    Weaver View Halton Station Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 3EL

    Received 14 Jan 2019
  4. Decided19/00018/FUL

    Proposed removal of existing glazed frontage to the main entrance on the Western Elevation and replacement by glazed curtain walling with sliding glazed automatic entrance door and glazed fire exit door, renewal of car park lighting scheme with luminaires attached to the building at a maximum height of 3.3 metres or column mounted with a maximum height of 6.0 metres at

    Argos Royal Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 8HR

    Received 14 Jan 2019
  5. Decided19/00014/FUL

    Proposed part single and part double storey rear extension and alterations to the front entrance area at

    1 Regency Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 9PH

    Received 11 Jan 2019
  6. Decided19/00017/COU

    Proposed change of use of existing industrial unit to private vehicle telephone booking office at

    Unit 8 EBL Centre Picow Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4UA

    Received 14 Jan 2019
  7. Decided19/00021/FUL

    Proposed construction of detached garden annexe in rear garden at

    32 Lynton Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 7NS

    Received 16 Jan 2019
  8. Decided19/00062/COU

    Proposed change of use from motor vehicle repairs to MOT station and repair facility at

    Unit 2, Leba House Picow Farm Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4UN

    Received 17 Jan 2019
  9. Decided19/00024/ELD

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use being the continuance of the use of the property as a small children's care home (use class C3b) at

    12 Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5RY

    Received 18 Jan 2019
  10. Decided19/00022/FUL

    Proposed loft conversion including the addition of gable windows to the front and rear elevation at

    39 Atterbury Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 4GF

    Received 3 Jan 2019
  11. Decided19/00023/FUL

    Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage, two storey side extension and single storey side extension at

    1 Ennis Close Hale Liverpool L24 5RT

    Received 13 Jan 2019
  12. Decided19/00025/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No(s). 3 (Pollutant Linkages), 4 (Drainage) and 5 (Materials) of Planning Permission 18/00530/FUL at

    Saffil Limited Sullivan Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0US

    Received 21 Jan 2019
  13. Decided19/00026/FUL

    Proposed conversion of double garage to habitable accommodation and single storey rear extension at

    6 Vixen Grove Widnes Cheshire WA8 9DS

    Received 21 Jan 2019
  14. Decided19/00027/FUL

    Proposed attached double garage and conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation (revision to approved permission 18/00561/FUL) at

    16 Porthcawl Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 4FE

    Received 24 Jan 2019
  15. Decided19/00028/FUL

    Proposed demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension at

    23 Higher Ashton Widnes Cheshire WA8 9GN

    Received 24 Jan 2019
  16. Decided19/00034/ADV

    Proposed advertising display comprising 1no. 6 metre by 3 metre LCD screen affixed to the west elevation at

    Runcorn Shopping City Halton Lea Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 25 Jan 2019
  17. Decided19/00076/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension to existing industrial unit at

    Maspro House Chadwick Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1PW

    Received 28 Jan 2019
  18. Decided19/00029/ADJ

    Adjoining authority consultation by Warrington BC for variation of conditions on approved application 2016/29329 for 140 dwellings at

    Dawson House Liverpool Road Great Sankey Warrington WA5 3LW

    Received 29 Jan 2019
  19. Decided19/00035/PLD

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

    8 Jays Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6HJ

    Received 29 Jan 2019
  20. Decided19/00030/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 8 metres the extension has a maximum height of 3.1 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres at

    Windmill Farm Windmill Lane Preston On The Hill Cheshire WA4 4AZ

    Received 26 Jan 2019
  21. Decided19/00031/FUL

    Proposed erection of detached garage at

    Windmill Farm Windmill Lane Preston Brook Cheshire WA4 4AZ

    Received 26 Jan 2019
  22. Decided19/00036/COND

    Application to discharge condition nos. 10 (Landscaping) and 14 (Lighting) of permission 18/00174/FUL at

    Former Riverside College Percival Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4DS

    Received 30 Jan 2019
  23. Decided19/00032/COND

    Application to discharge condition no's 3 (Tree Protection), 4 (Road Markings), 5 (Materials), 6 (Boundary Treatments), of permissions 13/00021/FUL, 14/00412/S73 and 14/00584/S73, 7 (CEMP), 8 (Ecology), 9 (Replacement Trees), 14 (Summer House) of 13/00021/FUL and 14/00584/S73, 7 (Ecology), 8 (Replacement Trees), and 12 (Summer House) of 14/00412/S73 and 14/00584/S73 and 2 (Placement of Water Treatment Pump) of 15/00110/S73 at

    Land Adjacent To 6 Hale Road Hale Liverpool L24 5RE

    Received 25 Jan 2019
  24. Decided19/00037/OUT

    Outline application, with all matters reserved, for the creation of car park on

    Land To The North Of Newstead Road Bounded By The London And Western Railway And Ditton Brook

    Received 30 Jan 2019

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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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