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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
6,284Searchable applications
182Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,902 approved or refused records
189Refused applications

4,713 approved · 189 refused · 331 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Council contacts

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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. Decided20/00518/TPO

    Proposed works to trees within TPO 060; T3 Scots Pine, crown balance, G6 Horse Chestnut, crown balance and reduce epichormic growth and within TPO 004; A6 Sycamore, crown balance and reduce epichormic growth all at

    3 Lawson Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4RH

    Received 3 Oct 2020
  2. Decided20/00522/ADV

    Proposed relocation of poster panels as part of runcorn station quarter regeneration at

    Runcorn Station Station Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5UB

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  3. Decided20/00506/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 4.24 metres. The extension has a maximum height of 3.5 metres and an eaves height of 2.4 metres at

    30 Edinburgh Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8BE

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  4. Decided20/00507/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 3.71 metres. The extension has a maximum height of 3.7 metres and an eaves height of 2.67 metres at

    8 Kempton Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4YZ

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  5. Decided20/00524/ADV

    Application for advertising consent for 1 no. non illuminated handpainted mural sign on side gable wall at

    254 Halton Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5RL

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  6. Decided20/00526/COND

    Application to discharge condition No. 4 (site investigation/remediation) of planning permission 19/00478/OUT at

    247 Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5BB

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  7. Decided20/00509/NMA

    Proposed non material amendment to condition 13 of permission 19/00200/FUL to substitute document Mitigation Strategy (e3p, GCN Mitigation Strategy, 10/02/20) for amended version GCN Strategy reference 80-101- R2 - 4 August 2020 by e3p to allow works to take place between April to November at

    Tudor Road Runcorn Cheshire Cheshire

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  8. Decided20/00525/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension and conservatory conversion at

    51 Dorchester Park Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1QA

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  9. Decided20/00514/TPO

    Proposed work to 2 no. Sycamore trees in group G4 of TPO 063, reduction of branches overhanging road, removal of dead branches and trimming at

    333 Ditchfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8JX

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  10. Decided20/00520/NMA

    Proposed non material amendment to permission 20/00299/FUL to bring forward side extension wall by 1 metre at

    99 Old Upton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9PA

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  11. Decided20/00521/FUL

    Proposed conversion of drive through garage into lounge (resubmission of lapsed permission 10/00287/FUL) at

    30 High Street Hale Village Liverpool L24 4AF

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  12. Decided20/00527/PLD

    Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for single storey rear extension at

    26 Cypress Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 6SP

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  13. Decided20/00528/FUL

    Proposed conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, single storey front extension and new roof over garage and extension at

    24 Grosvenor Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RF

    Received 7 Oct 2020
  14. Decided20/00544/FUL

    Proposed conversion and extension of the former tyre depot for re-use as a self-storage facility, self contained offices, counter and business units including two new mezzanine floors within the warehouse at

    Former A T S Building Tanhouse Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 0RR

    Received 7 Oct 2020
  15. Decided21/00028/OUT

    Outline application, with appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved, for development comprising 6 no. dwellings at

    Land To The Rear Of 185 Moorfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 3HQ

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  16. Decided20/00530/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to remove condition 4 of permission 17/00335/COU (Proposed change of use to retail (A1) for kitchen/bathroom showroom and sales) to permit flexible retail use at

    Appleton Garage Appleton Village Widnes Cheshire WA8 6EQ

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  17. Decided20/00531/PLD

    Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for single storey side extension at

    341 Warrington Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0AY

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  18. Decided20/00533/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear and side extension at

    124 Coroners Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9HY

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  19. Decided20/00532/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension, new pitched roof over existing extension, partial garage conversion and widening of existing car parking area to frontage at

    26 Wenger Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RS

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  20. Decided20/00535/FUL

    Proposed installation of one rapid electric vehicle charging station within the car park, two existing parking spaces will become EV charging bays, along with associated equipment all at

    Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Moor Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7AP

    Received 9 Oct 2020
  21. Decided20/00529/COND

    Application to discharge Condition No. 6 (levels/flow paths) of planning permission 19/00579/HBCFUL at

    Runcorn Station Station Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5UB

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  22. Decided20/00538/FUL

    Proposed extension of existing dormer to side elevation, garage conversion and single storey rear extension at

    20 Churchfields Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RP

    Received 12 Oct 2020
  23. Decided20/00537/COU

    Proposed change of use from Bookmakers to retail shop with separate office facility at

    Former William Hill Bookmakers Rear Of Cricketers Arms Lower House Lane Widnes WA8 7JP

    Received 12 Oct 2020
  24. Decided20/00541/FUL

    Proposed single storey front extension at

    38 Baileys Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JR

    Received 13 Oct 2020

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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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