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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
6,676Searchable applications
181Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,265 approved or refused records
208Refused applications

5,057 approved · 208 refused · 343 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning, Housing & Your EnvironmentPre-application advice Pre Application Planning AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4​

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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. Decided23/00461/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent for V Stack Sign, small monolith signs, swing sign, flag poles and flags at

    Land To The North Of Horns Garage Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  2. Decided23/00463/FUL

    Proposed single storey orangery to the side at

    25 Dorrington Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6JR

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  3. Decided23/00460/FUL

    Proposed installation of external generator including security mesh cage and Armco barrier at

    4 Aston Fields Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 3DL

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  4. Decided23/00483/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary condition 2 of planning permission 19/00263/FUL from 7 flats/bedsits to 6 as shown in new drawings at

    The Doctors 67 Victoria Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7RS

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  5. Decided23/00466/FUL

    Proposed side extension with room in the roof and dormer reconstruction at

    27 Sandiway Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 8LE

    Received 18 Nov 2023
  6. Decided23/00467/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent for installation of 6no. new fascia signs at

    McDonalds Restaurants Ltd West Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2PE

    Received 20 Nov 2023
  7. Decided23/00464/NMA

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00171/FUL to enable a minor update to the approved drainage design at

    Brown Street Widnes Cheshire

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  8. Decided23/00468/NMA

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 22/00318/FUL to relocate substation, minor change to the location of Plot 55 and changes to finished floor levels to Plots 1, 11 & 12 with associated external level changes at

    Land North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  9. Decided23/00469/NMA

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 22/00044/FUL for minor alterations to the roof at

    McDonalds Restaurants Ltd West Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2PE

    Received 20 Nov 2023
  10. Decided23/00470/FUL

    Proposed garage conversion to form a granny annex at

    26 Hough Green Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 4PE

    Received 21 Nov 2023
  11. Decided23/00473/FUL

    Proposed erection of one detached dwellinghouse, to be used as supported living accommodation (Use Class C3b) for up to five adults, with a new access off Halebank Road, car parking, landscaping and associated works at

    Land Adjacent To 59 Halebank Road Widnes Cheshire

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  12. Decided23/00476/ELD

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development in respect of access construction to constitute a meaningful start on the commencement of development granted by application 21/00565/FUL at

    Land To The South East Of Junction Between Weaver View And Cholmondeley Road Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  13. Decided23/00475/ELD

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development in respect of access construction to constitute a meaningful start on the commencement of development granted by application 20/00064/FUL

    Land To The South East Of Junction Between Weaver View And Cholmondeley Road Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  14. Decided23/00471/FUL

    Partially retrospective application for an extension to the site boundary for the use of dismantling of cars, installation of fencing and laying of concrete, with installation of office portacabins and SUDS mitigations and retrospective use of the on-site baler at

    Units 6 To 7 Bold Street Widnes Cheshire WA8 7RY

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  15. Decided23/00472/FUL

    Proposed erection of 2.4M high security fencing and gates to 2 elevations (part only) at

    Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 9RJ

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  16. Decided23/00477/FUL

    Proposed external teaching pod sized 7m (w) x 3m (d) x 2.8m (h) at

    St Bedes Catholic Junior School Leigh Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 6EL

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  17. Decided23/00480/FUL

    Proposed 2nd storey rear extension, including dormers to front and rear at

    Wise Pharmacy Local Centre Windmill Hill Avenue West Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6QZ

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  18. Decided23/00478/TPO

    Proposed works to tree protected by TPO 071 - Crown reduction / thinning of Beech Tree (G1) of no more than 2.5m at

    5 Clifton Court Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4UT

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  19. Decided23/00481/COND

    Application to discharge condition no(s). 9 ( Ecology Information Pack ), 13 ( Site Investigation & Remediation ) and 17 ( Noise Impact Assessment ) of planning permission 21/00613/FUL at

    Former Site Of Express Dairies Perry Street / Sewell Street Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  20. Decided23/00479/FUL

    Proposed single storey side/rear extension and associated internal alterations at

    55 Northumberland Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5EB

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  21. Decided23/00482/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension 3.0m at

    17 Capesthorne Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 7BY

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  22. Decided23/00484/FUL

    Proposed single storey front extension at

    18 Ribble Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 3YX

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  23. Decided23/00485/NMA

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 19/00263/FUL to change description to: Proposed change of use of ground floor from former Public House to residential (use class C3) to form 6 no. bedsits/flats including external alterations to form new windows and door openings at

    The Doctors 67 Victoria Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7RS

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  24. Decided23/00488/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension, garage conversion and loft conversion at

    52 Clarence Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 9EL

    Received 1 Dec 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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