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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

6,891Searchable applications

178Recorded as pending

96%Approval rate · 5,459 approved or refused records

216Refused applications

5,243 approved · 216 refused · 349 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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

Decided26/00048/ADJ
Adjoining authority consultation by St Helens Council for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development for up to 220 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works at
Land At Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens Merseyside
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00049/ADJ
Adjoining authority consultation by St Helens Council for outline planning application for the erection of up to 220no dwellings with open space, landscaping, and access. All matters reserved except for means of access at
Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens Merseyside
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00067/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00240/FUL to increase the external wall insulation thickness from 30 mm to 90 mm at
254 Hale Road Hale Liverpool L24 5RD
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00051/FUL
Proposed replacement of existing wooden shed with a metal shed in the rear garden at
55 Canal Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1SA
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decided26/00057/FUL
Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension including new roof to existing single storey rear extension at
144 Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QR
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00065/FUL
Proposed conservatory to rear at
11 Hanging Birches Widnes Cheshire WA8 5BJ
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00060/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to an existing industrial unit at
101 Chadwick Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1PW
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00059/PRIOR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the replacement of existing 22.5m telecommunications mast with a new mast that measures 25.0m to the top of structure together with ancillary development thereto at
Existing Telecommunications Site Widnes Home And Garden Centre Birchfield Road Widnes WA8 9TX
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00117/PRIOR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 420kw flat roof mounted PV system at
6, 7 And 8 Pembroke Court Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1TG
Received 20 Feb 2026
Registered26/00064/COND
Application to discharge condition nos. 2 (Details of External Facing Materials), 6 (Hard and Soft Landscape Works), 8 (Play Equipment, Bench, Cycle Stand and Litter Bin Details), 9 (Boundary Treatments) and 12 (Affordable Housing Scheme) of planning permission 24/00438/REM at
Sandymoor South Phase 2 Windmill Hill Avenue East Runcorn Cheshire
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided26/00058/COND
Application to discharge condition nos. 6 (Bin Storage Details), 7 (Drainage Verification Report) and 9 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission 24/00435/HBCFUL at
Pickerings Pasture Mersey View Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8LP
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00061/FUL
Proposed (part-retrospective) two storey side extension and single storey rear extension and balcony to the side (retrospective) and rear at
Tileacres 29 Hale Road Hale Liverpool L24 5RB
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00062/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension at
3 Meadway Widnes Cheshire WA8 8XT
Received 23 Feb 2026
Decided26/00136/PRIOR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of solar PVs at
Aldi Foodstores Ltd Jack Search Way Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6SA
Received 24 Feb 2026
Registered26/00063/COND
Application to discharge condition no.s 3 (Remediation Strategy), 6 (SUDS Scheme), 9 (External Lighting), 10 (Habitat Maintenance and Management Plan) and 11 (Planting Plan) of planning permission 25/00058/HBCFUL at
Brindley Green Open Space High Street Runcorn Cheshire
Received 24 Feb 2026
Decided26/00066/COU
Retrospective application to confirm change of use of the first floor from commercial / business use (Use Class E3) to one single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) at
2 Midland Street Widnes Cheshire WA8 6JZ
Received 13 Jan 2026
Decided26/00083/COU
Retrospective change of use from warehouse (Use Class B8) to a bar/pool and darts hall (Use Class Sui Generis) at
25-26 Arkwright Road Runcorn WA7 1NU
Received 26 Feb 2026
Registered26/00078/FUL
Proposed erection of 9 detached dwellings with associated garages, parking and gardens and 3 First Time Home apartments and associated hard and soft landscaping at
Land Off Old Upton Lane Widnes Cheshire
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00068/PLD
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension at
5 Ladypool Hale Liverpool L24 5SE
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00073/COU
Proposed change of use from public house at ground floor and 7 bed hotel at first floor to 2no. apartments at ground floor and 5 bed HMO at first floor at
Mersey View Hotel 2 Mersey View Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8LP
Received 27 Feb 2026
Decided26/00069/FUL
Proposed demolition and redevelopment of garage at
20 Eccleston Drive Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5BU
Received 27 Feb 2026
Decided26/00070/COU
Proposed change of use from B8 (Storage and Distribution) to a flexible B2 (General Industrial) and B8 use at
Land At Viking Park (Plot A2) Mathieson Road Widnes
Received 27 Feb 2026
Decided26/00084/FUL
Proposed extension to existing canopy and external alterations to industrial unit including infill of existing opening at
Former Metsa Group Site Ditton Road (west) Widnes Cheshire
Received 2 Mar 2026
Decided26/00071/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of a new single storey gable and rear extension at
23 Norleane Crescent Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5ER
Received 3 Mar 2026

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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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