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Halton Borough Council
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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

6,835Searchable applications

178Recorded as pending

96%Approval rate · 5,408 approved or refused records

216Refused applications

5,192 approved · 216 refused · 347 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Environment Pre-application advice Pre Application Planning Advice Article 4 directions Article 4

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdev.control@halton.gov.uk Council source
General council enquiries03033334300 Council source

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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

Decided25/00285/S73
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary condition 3 of planning permission 25/00201/FUL for a small enlargement to the approved rear extension at
11 Daffodil Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 3XY
Received 3 Jul 2025
Decided25/00286/NMA
Application for a non-material amendment to vary condition 6 of planning permission 22/00423/OUTEIA to amend the wording to allow for the submission of a Reserved Matters application [RMA] pursuant to the outline element of the application prior to the phasing plan being approved at
Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire
Received 3 Jul 2025
Decided25/00290/FUL
Proposed conversion of residential property into 2 flats at
28 Stone Barn Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2QE
Received 4 Jul 2025
Decided25/00287/PLD
Application for certificate of proposed lawful development for a partial garage conversion, alterations to windows and doors to rear ground floor elevation and associated internal alterations at
1 Bollin Court Widnes Cheshire WA8 5EA
Received 7 Jul 2025
Decided25/00288/FUL
Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension at
149 Lower House Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7DU
Received 7 Jul 2025
Decided25/00289/PLD
Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for a change of use from a dwelling house Use Class (3a) to a children's home Use Class (C2) for up to four children, with a manager and up to three carers, two carers sleeping overnight, working on a rota basis at
3 Stockham Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2PA
Received 8 Jul 2025
Decided25/00316/FUL
Proposed single storey garden room in rear garden at
36 Millersdale Grove Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2QH
Received 8 Jul 2025
Decided25/00292/TPO
Proposed work to tree (Copper Beech T20) covered by TPO 060: Request to cut back overhanging branches over house giving a 2m clearance and cut back branches overhanging Campbell Avenue giving a 5m clearance to ground at
40 Moughland Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4SQ
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00298/TPO
Proposed work to trees covered by TPO 107: Branch removals on two oak trees to facilitate the movement of vehicles and machinery underneath and between the crowns so that access can be made as part of the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme at
Land Adjacent To 2 Beckenham Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 3EH
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00295/FUL
Proposed single storey side extension and widened driveway at
29 Hill View Widnes Cheshire WA8 9BN
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00313/COU
Proposed change of use to 10no residential flats on ground floor and first floor, the creation of an under-croft car park and other associated alterations at
Former Magistrates Court Northway Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2HA
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00294/COND
Application to discharge condition no.29 (Details of Footbridge over Bowers Brook) of planning permission 22/00318/FUL at
Land To The North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire
Received 11 Jul 2025
Decided25/00297/FUL
Proposed single storey side extension at
247 Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 5BB
Received 11 Jul 2025
Registered25/00293/FULEIA
Proposed construction of a new carbon dioxide spur pipeline, an Above Ground Installation (AGI), plus ancillary works and equipment to serve Viridor Energy from Waste (EfW) Facility Carbon Capture Plant at
Runcorn Carbon Dioxide Spur Pipeline
Received 4 Jul 2025
Decided25/00299/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension at
60 Cradley Widnes Cheshire WA8 7PJ
Received 14 Jul 2025
Decided25/00302/PLD
Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for the removal of garage door and external side door. Inserting 2 windows instead of the garage door and brick laying around windows and bricking up the side door at
8 Crabtree Fold Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6UD
Received 14 Jul 2025
Decided25/00296/PDE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey rear extension with a maximum overall projection from the rear wall of 3.6 metres. The extension has a maximum height of 3.8 metres and an eaves height of 2.4 metres at
22 Trenance Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6EG
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00300/COND
Application to discharge condition no.19 (Details of Traffic Calming Measures) of planning permission 22/00377/FUL at
Land At South Lane Widnes Cheshire
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided25/00301/FUL
Proposed partial garage conversion and alterations to doors and windows to rear elevation at
1 Bollin Court Widnes Cheshire WA8 5EA
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided25/00303/COND
Application to discharge condition no. 5 (EV Charging Points), 6 (Cycle Parking Provision), 7 (Ground Investigation Report), 8 (Drainage Strategy), 11 (Materials), 12 (Carbon Emissions Reduction Scheme) and 14 (Scheme of External Lighting) of planning appeal permission APP/D0650/W/24/3354344 (24/00097/FUL) at
Green Oaks Centre Green Oaks Way Widnes Cheshire
Received 17 Jul 2025
Decided25/00304/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00017/FUL to render the external walls of the property (front, side and rear as in the plans) in white or off white colour at
31 Porthleven Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6BE
Received 18 Jul 2025
Decided25/00328/OUT
Outline planning application (with all matters other than access, layout and scale reserved) for the demolition of existing derelict nursery building and proposed 4 detached house development with alterations to the access at
136 Hough Green Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 4PG
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/00306/FUL
Proposed single storey front extension at
23 Aylsham Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 4FF
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/00317/NMA
Application for a non-material amendment of 23/00217/FUL for a small alteration to internal layout to place staircase to opposite wall. No alterations to external appearance at
2A Church End Hale Liverpool L24 4AX
Received 22 Jul 2025

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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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