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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
6,669Searchable applications
181Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,259 approved or refused records
208Refused applications

5,051 approved · 208 refused · 342 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided23/00439/TCA

    Proposed works to tree standing within the Conservation Area - Fell 1 no. Silver Birch tree to provide area for gardening / food growing project at

    St Pauls Church Vicarage Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QU

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  2. Decided23/00438/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension to existing detached 2 storey residential dwelling at

    7 Rowthorn Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 8EF

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  3. Decided23/00440/FUL

    Proposed single storey side extension with new boundary treatment at

    3 The Green Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2AL

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  4. Decided23/00443/S73

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary conditions 2 and 5 of planning permission 22/00020/FUL - Condition 2 to be varied by newly submitted drawings: 10D proposed ground floor plan, 11C proposed first floor plan, 14B proposed elevations, 15B proposed basement plan and 16C proposed block plan. Condition 5 to be varied by listing materials as shown on newly submitted drawings at

    The Castle 194 Warrington Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0AP

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  5. Decided23/00441/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension at

    52 Birchfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7SZ

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  6. Decided23/00442/NMA

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 21/00629/COU for an additional window to accessible toilet, security bars added to staff room/office window with glazed windows to ensure privacy and change to black aluminium frames on door and windows at

    34 Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5AJ

    Received 29 Oct 2023
  7. Decided23/00445/FUL

    Proposed single storey extension to increase existing kitchen at

    Widnes Cricket Club Beaconsfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LA

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  8. Decided23/00444/FUL

    Proposed retrospective application for a single storey rear extension at

    284 Upton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9AF

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  9. Decided23/00447/COND

    Application to discharge condition no. 9 (United Utilities Water Main) of planning permission 22/00308/REM at

    Land To The South Of Newstead Road Bound By The London And Western Railway And Ditton Brook

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  10. Decided23/00446/COND

    Application to discharge condition no.9 (United Utilities Water Main) of planning permission 22/00307/REM at

    Land To The South Of Newstead Road Bound By The London And Western Railway And Ditton Brook

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  11. Decided23/00448/FUL

    Proposed first floor side and front extension above existing ground floor garage, part garage conversion to form utility room and alterations to front facade with alterations to bedroom window and new pediment over new window at

    24 Lessingham Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9FU

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  12. Decided23/00449/PLD

    Application for certificate of proposed lawful development for a single storey rear extension with a rear projection of 3m, eaves height of 2.6m and a maximum roof height of 3.5m at

    27 Hazel Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4BL

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  13. Decided23/00452/FUL

    Proposed construction of apartment block consisting of 12 units with associated landscaping and parking facilities at

    Vacant Land The Ridgeway Runcorn Cheshire

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  14. Decided23/00450/HBCCOU

    Proposed change of use from existing library ( use class F1 ) to health and education hub with multi-purpose spaces ( use class E ) at

    Runcorn Library Granville Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1NE

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  15. Decided23/00451/FUL

    Proposed demolition of existing garage, rear extension and conservatory to create a single storey wrap around extension around the dwelling at

    5 Tynwald Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 9AN

    Received 4 Nov 2023
  16. Decided23/00453/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, with demolition of existing garage and proposed new boundary treatment at

    1 Woodall Drive Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5QB

    Received 5 Nov 2023
  17. Decided23/00454/LBC

    Application for Listed building consent for full removal and reinstatement of thatch roof including structural roof timber repairs where necessary - all works to match existing at

    14 Church End Hale Liverpool L24 4AX

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  18. Decided23/00459/FUL

    Proposed demolition of existing clubhouse and changing room buildings and the laying of a natural turf adult sports pitch (AGP), a 3G floodlit junior sports pitch, construction of a club house building (incorporating changing facilities and associated car parking) and erection of 63 dwellings with associated infrastructure at the Moorfield Sports and Social Club site. Also the construction of a multi-use games area (MUGA), a new car park and improvements to the existing playing field at Moorfields Primary School site

    Moorfield Sports And Social Club Moorfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 3HQ And Moorfield County Primary School School Way Widnes Cheshire WA8 3HJ

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  19. Decided23/00455/FUL

    Proposed partial demolition of garage, garage conversion for storage use and separate utility space, creation of a first floor side extension, creation of a ground floor front extension and changes to the fenestration and internal works at

    155 Weston Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4LQ

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  20. Decided23/00491/COU

    Proposed change of use from agricultural land to open-air storage (Class B8) with associated access and car and cycle parking at

    Land To The North Of Manor Farm Road Runcorn WA7 1TD

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  21. Decided23/00457/TCA

    Proposed works to trees standing in a conservation area: removal of three large Poplar trees at the rear boundary of property at

    9 Pheasant Field Hale Liverpool L24 5SD

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  22. Decided23/00458/NMA

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 22/00152/FULEIA for an additional first floor to the transport office at

    Land Off Lovels Way Halebank, Widnes Cheshire

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  23. Decided23/00465/COND

    Application to discharge condition no(s). 6 (Japanese Knotweed), 7 (CEMP), 8 (Waste Management), 9 (LEMP), 10 (Remediation), 11 (Tactile Crossing, Dropped Kerbs, Traffic Calming), 19 (Lighting), 21 (Archaeological Evaluation), and 26 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission 22/00318/FUL at

    Land North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  24. Decided23/00462/FUL

    Proposed part garage conversion to form a ground floor w.c. at

    49 Upton Grange Widnes Cheshire WA8 9ZA

    Received 15 Nov 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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