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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
6,951Searchable applications
178Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,513 approved or refused records
221Refused applications

5,292 approved · 221 refused · 351 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning, Housing & Your EnvironmentPre-application advice Pre Application Planning AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4​

Council contacts

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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. Decided26/00288/COND

    Application to discharge condition no. 5 (SuDs) of planning permission 20/00352/HBCOUT at

    Former Tarmac Site And Former Stobart Site Foundry Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 8YZ

    Received 28 Jul 2026
  2. Decided26/00282/PIP

    Permission in principle application for the demolition of existing garage and erection of a detached dwelling at

    9 Baileys Lane Hale Heath Liverpool L24 5RG

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/00295/PLD

    Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for use as a childminding facility for up to 6 children within existing dwelling house at

    1 Highfield Crescent Widnes Cheshire WA8 7DN

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  4. Decided26/00292/FUL

    Proposed first floor rear extension at

    56 Halton View Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TR

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  5. Decided26/00291/TCA

    Application for tree works within a conservation area; 1 x weeping beech crown thin by 10 - 15% and reduce remaining crown. 1 x birch crown reduce and formative prune to shape at

    Sexton Cottage Chester Road Daresbury Warrington Cheshire WA4 4AJ

    Received 28 Jul 2026
  6. Awaiting decision26/00293/TPO

    Proposed work to Reduce the crown of T1 Horse chestnut by no more than 25% including the top of the crown to prevent future toploading, Fell T2 Lime due to poor structural health and crown decline with less than 30% remaining at

    6 Baileys Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JR

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  7. Decided26/00297/COND

    Application to discharge condition no. 6 (Japanese Knotweed) of planning permission 22/00318/FUL at

    Land To The North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  8. Decided26/00294/COND

    Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (Site Investigation and Assessment), 9 (Sewage Disposal) and 17 (Natural England Licence Registration) of planning permission 22/00565/FUL at

    81 Runcorn Road Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 6UA

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/00298/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear and side extension at

    12 Cheshyre Drive Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2BL

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  10. Decided26/00299/NMA

    Application for a non-material amendment to the drawings approved as part of condition no. 2 of 24/00097/FUL

    Green Oaks Centre Green Oaks Way Widnes Cheshire

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  11. Decided26/00301/TPO

    Proposed works to trees covered by TPO 094: Pollard 2x lime trees at

    79 Coroners Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9JB

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  12. Decided26/00303/PDE

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a single storey rear extension with a projection of 5m and a width of 4.6m, with an overall height of 3.27m and eaves height of 2.12m at

    8 Almond Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5JY

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  13. Registered26/00305/NMA

    Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00346/REM relating to conditions 1 (Approved Drawings), 2 (Arboricultural Method Strategy) and 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) at

    Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  14. Decided26/00300/PRIOR

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 26 solar panels at

    1 Town Lane Hale Liverpool L24 4AG

    Received 28 Jul 2026
  15. Registered26/00310/COU

    Proposed change of use from residential school (Use Class C2) to residential home for 2 young people (Use Class C2) at

    Halton School 31 Main Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2AN

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  16. Registered26/00311/LBC

    Application for Listed building consent for proposed change of use from residential school (Use Class C2) to residential home for 2 young people (Use Class C2) and internal alterations at

    Halton School 31 Main Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2AN

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  17. Decided26/00309/COND

    Application to discharge condition no. 10 (Remediation Plan for Plots 1-19, 29-31 and 42-63) of planning permission 20/00352/HBCOUT at

    Former Tarmac Site And Former Stobart Site Foundry Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 8YZ

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  18. Decided26/00304/ADJ

    Adjoining Authority Consultation from St Helens Council for Permission in Principle for the construction of 1no self-build detached dwelling at

    The Acre Jubits Lane Bold Heath St Helens WA8 5UZ

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  19. Decided26/00306/COU

    Proposed change of use of the existing building (Use Class E(e)) to non-residential educational facilities (Use Class F1) at

    2-6 Appleton Village Widnes WA8 6DZ

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/00312/FUL

    Proposed first floor rear extension at

    132 Liverpool Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7JE

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  21. Registered26/00313/COND

    Application to discharge condition no. 25 (Verification Report for Plots 186 and 217-328) of planning permission 22/00318/FUL at

    Land North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  22. Registered26/00317/FUL

    Proposed steel frame enclosure to house new equipment including buffer tank and associated access staircase at

    Diageo Global Supplies Aston Lane North Runcorn WA7 3BE

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  23. Registered26/00308/LBC

    Application for Listed building consent for a proposed change of use of former bus depot building (Use Class Sui Generis) to provide indoor padel court facilities (Use Class E) with associated refurbishment of existing building and alterations to existing car parking area at

    Halton Borough Transport Ltd Moor Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7AF

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  24. Registered26/00314/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent for the display of no.1 v-stack totem pole and no.2 flags fixed to flag poles associated with the promotion and sale of residential properties at

    Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire

    Received 14 Aug 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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