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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 dates6,937Searchable applications
178Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,502 approved or refused records
221Refused applications
5,281 approved · 221 refused · 351 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning, Housing & Your EnvironmentPre-application advice Pre Application Planning AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdev.control@halton.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries03033334300Council 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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Decided26/00218/FUL
Proposal to convert existing external planter at shopfront to an external seating terrace at
Wetherspoons 93 - 99 Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6LG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00219/COND
Application to discharge condition nos. 3 (Materials), 8 (Drainage Strategy) and 11 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission 23/00016/FUL at
Former Workshop And Land To Side And Rear Of 34 Runcorn Road Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 6TZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00217/ADJ
Adjoining authority consultation from Knowsley Council for the construction of a product vehicle car park together with relocation of two security cabins, erection of 3m high boundary fencing, CCTV and lighting and associated works at
Jaguar Plant North Road Halewood Knowsley L24 9BJ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00224/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension at
27 Coleridge Grove Widnes Cheshire WA8 7ES
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00230/FUL
Proposed new entrance door, new delivery driver entrance door, new cladding around drive thru windows, new soffit lights, shopfront frames, cappings, fascias, external seating and rear doors to be prepared and re-sprayed at
KFC Hospital Way Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2UT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00231/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for illuminated and non-illuminated signage to both the building and site at
KFC Hospital Way Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2UT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00222/TPO
Proposed work to trees protected by TPO 011 and in a Conservation Area: crown lift and cut away from streetlight and building by two metres T1 Horse Chestnut, crown lift T2 Lime and crown lift T3 Horse Chestnut. Also, proposed work to T4 Lime tree standing in a conservation area at
Village Farm Chester Road Runcorn WA4 4AS
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00223/COND
Application to discharge condition no 8 (Drainage Works Verification Report) of planning permission 23/00234/FUL at
Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00228/TPO
Proposed work to trees protected by TPO 110 to let sunlight through to rear garden of 8 Heath Drive at
The Heath Business & Technical Park Progressive House Heath Road South Runcorn WA7 4QX
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00225/NMA
Application for proposed Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/00185/FUL comprising amendments to the approved plans and revision of the development description to "Proposed dormer extension, dormer alterations and garage conversion" at
8 Langford Hale Liverpool L24 5SF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00227/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing outrigger and conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension at
67 Lower House Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7DX
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00229/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 22/00423/OUTEIA to amend the wording of conditions 11 (Off-site Highway Works) and 22 (Resident Information Packs) at
Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00234/FUL
Proposed single storey rear and side extension at
22 Glebe Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JD
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00235/FUL
Proposed single storey side extension at
2 Heralds Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 8AS
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00233/COND
Application to discharge condition no 10 (Natural England Licence) of planning permission 21/00670/FUL at
Moore Hall Hobb Lane Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 5QS
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00242/PRIOR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 208 all black solar panels on a commercial trapezoidal low pitch roof at
Shell Green Bennetts Lane Widnes WA8 0GW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00250/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/00292/FUL to amend the wording of condition 9 (Landscape Planting and Maintenance Scheme) to submitted and approved prior to work starting at
Land Adjacent To 59 Halebank Road Widnes Cheshire
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00232/FUL
Replacement of existing flat roof to outbuilding including increase in height to 2.59m and erection of a single storey extension linking outbuilding to the existing conservatory with an air-conditioning unit (Retrospective) at
20 Bisham Park Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1XH
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00238/COND
Application to discharge condition no.s 4 (Levels), 5 (Materials), 7 (Soft landscaping), 15 (Sustainable drainage plan), 16 (Off-site highway scheme), 17 (CEMP), 18 (Waste Management Plan), 19 (Energy & Sustainability Statement) and 20 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission 24/00243/FUL at
Greenoaks Farm Industrial Estate Warrington Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0SY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00237/PLD
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension at
58 Baileys Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JR
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00243/FUL
Single storey rear extension (Retrospective) at
42 Upton Bridle Path Widnes Cheshire WA8 9HB
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00259/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension at
9 Keats Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 7EX
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00251/S73
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary the wording of conditions 2 (Plans), 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 6 (Site Investigation), 12 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and removal of conditions 7 (Remediation Strategy), 8 (Site Verification/Completion Report) of planning decision 25/00186/FUL as amended by 25/00442/NMA at
Vacant Land To The North Of Astmoor Road And To The West Of Howdens Located Beneath The Mersey Gateway Bridge Runcorn
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00258/PLD
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use of the premises from the existing hairdressing shop (Use Class E) to a use comprising of a convenience store (Use Class E) at
Unit 3 The Village Square Runcorn WA7 2ST
Received 26 Jun 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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