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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
6,660Searchable applications
181Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,252 approved or refused records
208Refused applications

5,044 approved · 208 refused · 342 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided23/00267/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear and side extension at

    4 Whinfell Grove Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2RS

    Received 28 Jun 2023
  2. Decided23/00270/TPO

    Proposed felling of tree protected by a tree preservation order 103 at

    12 McKeagney Gardens Widnes Cheshire WA8 8TP

    Received 29 Jun 2023
  3. Decided23/00269/FUL

    Proposed new front entrance door at

    3100 Daresbury Park Daresbury Warrington Cheshire WA4 4BT

    Received 29 Jun 2023
  4. Decided23/00272/FUL

    Erection of a 5,615 sqm (60,439 sq ft) GEA [5,550 sqm (59,739 sqft) GIA] Class B8 unit with ancillary offices and associated parking, servicing space and hard and soft landscaping (including means of enclosure and security lighting)

    Land To The West Of Shell Green Widnes WA8 0GW

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  5. Decided23/00275/FUL

    Proposed installation of a 3M high acoustic panel fencing along a 180 linear metre boundary between the site and the adjoining land on Hale Road at

    Univar Pickerings Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8XW

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  6. Decided23/00277/TPO

    Proposed work to T1, Lime, to remove branches to create a 1.5M Clearance from 203 Ditchfield Road, without the removal of any major limbs from the lime at

    2 Oakfield Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 8RG

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  7. Decided23/00278/TCA

    Proposed work to T1 Conifer fell and T2 Laburnum fell at

    90 Runcorn Road Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 6TZ

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  8. Decided23/00274/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch at

    22 Lockett Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6SL

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  9. Decided23/00273/TCA

    Proposed T1 1 x Cherry Tree crown reduction by approximately 30%, T2 1 x Holly Bush reduction by 1M, T3 1 x Holly Bush reduction, T4 1 x Ginkgo Tree reduction by 1M and T5 1 x Cotoneaster reduction at

    The Old Post Office Chester Road Daresbury Warrington Cheshire WA4 4AJ

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  10. Decided23/00276/ADJ

    Outline planning application (with all matters other than access reserved) (to be determined by Halton Borough Council only) for the development of up to 350 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works. Full details for site access arrangements via a new junction on Chapel Lane (to be determined by Knowsley Borough Council only) and emergency access via Sandy Lane (to be determined by Halton Borough Council) at

    Land To The North And East Of Rose Farm Chapel Lane Widnes

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  11. Decided23/00279/FUL

    Proposed installation of a new canopy to run the length of the school building at

    The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Cotterill Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2NL

    Received 4 Jul 2023
  12. Decided23/00281/COND

    Application to discharge condition no(s). 6 - 14, 17 - 24 and 32 of planning permission 16/00495/OUTEIA at

    Land Adjacent To Delph Lane Daresbury Cheshire

    Received 4 Jul 2023
  13. Decided23/00280/PDE

    Proposed single storey rear extension projecting from the rear wall by 3.8 metres. The extension has a maximum height of 3.43 metres and eaves height of 2.64 metres at

    25 Houghton Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 3LB

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  14. Decided23/00284/PLD

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

    2 Eastbury Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9WW

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  15. Decided23/00285/COU

    Proposed change of use from residential garage to makeup studio at

    51 Northumberland Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5EB

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  16. Decided23/00283/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    75 Highfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7DL

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  17. Decided23/00282/FUL

    Proposed single storey front extension at

    22 Troutbeck Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 3JG

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  18. Decided23/00287/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension to dwelling house at

    3 Snowberry Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 3XZ

    Received 7 Jul 2023
  19. Decided23/00286/NMA

    Proposed non material amendment to planning permission 20/00206/HBCFUL to changes in design of roof, substation and bin store at

    Land At Moor Lane Widnes WA8 7AQ

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  20. Decided23/00288/NMA

    Proposed non material amendment to planning permission 22/00152/FULEIA to change toilet arrangements, increase the number of docking doors from 56 to 61, change the colour of the fire escape, level entry and docking doors, and change in the finished floor level from 10.500 to 10.660 at

    Land Off Lovels Way Halebank, Widnes Cheshire

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  21. Decided23/00291/PLD

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from a C3a dwelling to a children's home (C2) for a maximum of four children, with up to three carers, two of whom will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis at

    85 Heathfield Park Widnes Cheshire WA8 9WX

    Received 10 Jul 2023
  22. Decided23/00293/COU

    Proposed change of use from retail to form 1 No. bedroom apartment and 1 No. studio apartment at first floor level at

    58 Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6JT

    Received 10 Jul 2023
  23. Decided23/00290/COND

    Application to discharge condition no(s). 2 ( Proposed Gatehouse ), 3 ( Electric Vehicle Charging Point Scheme ), 6 ( Cotoneaster ), 7 ( Boundary Treatment ), 10 ( Ecology ) and 12 ( Bird Boxes ) of planning permission 22/00496/FUL at

    Land To The North Site Entrance To Croda Europe Foundry Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 8UB

    Received 10 Jul 2023
  24. Decided23/00289/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear extension at

    32 Cypress Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 6SP

    Received 10 Jul 2023

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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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