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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

6,956Searchable applications

178Recorded as pending

96%Approval rate · 5,518 approved or refused records

221Refused applications

5,297 approved · 221 refused · 351 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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

Registered26/00315/HBCFUL
Proposed disabled parking and lowered access kerbs at
45 - 45A Moorfield Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 3JA
Received 13 Aug 2026
Registered26/00316/TPO
Proposed works to tree covered by TPO 026: Removal of T10 Sycamore at
2 High Street Hale Liverpool L24 4AF
Received 17 Aug 2026
Decided26/00319/COND
Application to discharge condition no.s 10 and 11 (SuDs Verification Report) of planning permission 24/00246/S73 at
Land To North Of Derby Road, East Of Mill Lane And South And West Of Mill Green Lane
Received 19 Aug 2026
Registered26/00321/COND
Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (Materials), 5 (Boundary Treatment), 8 (Affordable Housing Scheme) and 26 (Carbon Emissions Reduction Scheme) of planning permission 22/00005/FUL at
Site Of Former Lord Taveners Youth Centre And Adjacent Land Palacefields Avenue Brookvale Runcorn WA7 2PG
Received 19 Aug 2026
Registered26/00373/COU
Change of use (Retrospective) of first floor from hairdressers (Use Class E) to flat (Use Class C3) at
63 Church Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1LG
Received 19 Aug 2026
Decided26/00322/PLD
Application for certificate of proposed lawful development for a proposed single storey side extension at
3 Hollybank Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2AW
Received 20 Aug 2026
Registered26/00323/OUT
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved) for the construction of detached single storey dwelling and detached garage at
192 Runcorn Road Moore Warrington Cheshire WA4 6SY
Received 21 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00324/COU
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to an Ofsted-registered Residential Children's Home (Use Class C2), providing care and accommodation for maximum of three Looked After Children aged between 8 -17 at
89 Moughland Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4SG
Received 21 Aug 2026
Registered26/00320/COND
Application to discharge condition no. 9 (SuDs Verification Report) of planning permission 23/00236/FUL at
Widnes Sixth Form College Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5WA
Received 21 Aug 2026
Registered26/00325/PLD
Application for certificate of proposed lawful development for a single storey side extension (replacement of existing garage) at
85 Clincton View Widnes Cheshire WA8 8RR
Received 24 Aug 2026
Decided26/00337/COND
Application to discharge condition nos. 3 (External Facing Materials), 6 (Asbestos Survey) and 8 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 25/00270/COU at
Runcorn Spiritualist Church 61 Ashridge Street Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1HX
Received 24 Aug 2026
Registered26/00327/FUL
Proposed garage conversion including new raised flat roof to existing garage and kitchen and new canopy to front elevation at
27 Buckingham Avenue Widnes Cheshire WA8 9EW
Received 24 Aug 2026
Decided26/00326/COND
Application to discharge condition no. 3 (Cycle Parking Details) of planning permission 26/00168/HBCFUL at
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road Widnes Cheshire
Received 21 Aug 2026
Decided26/00332/COND
Application to discharge condition no. 26 (SuDs Verification Report) of planning permission 22/00179/FUL at
Land To The South Of South Lane And East Of Barrows Green Lane Widnes Cheshire
Received 26 Aug 2026
Registered26/00338/FUL
Proposed installation of 11 no. solar panels onto the high-level 'Cuerdley Chapel' and 'Chancel' roof, 6 no. to be installed onto the East-facing 'Cuerdley Chapel' roof and 11 no. installed to the South-facing 'Chancel' roof at
St Lukes Church Farnworth Street Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LW
Received 26 Aug 2026
Registered26/00331/PLD
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use from a residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of 2 children at
5 Capesthorne Close Widnes Cheshire WA8 7BY
Received 27 Aug 2026
Registered26/00328/LBC
Application for Listed Building Consent for damp proofing work, timber treatment in the cellar and penetrating damp work at
The Hollies 35 Derby Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 9LG
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/00333/COND
Application to discharge condition no.s 5 (SuDs Management and Maintenance) and 6 (SuDs Verification) of planning permission 23/00405/FUL at
2 Kingsway House Caldwell Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7EA
Received 28 Aug 2026
Registered26/00334/TEL
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of a 20-metre-high monopole supporting 9 no. antennas and 2 no. transmission dishes with a wraparound cabinet at base, 5 no. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto at
Land At Bridgewater Expressway Runcorn WA7 5TW
Received 28 Aug 2026
Registered26/00335/FUL
Proposed two storey front, side and rear extension and single storey rear extension at
259 Liverpool Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7HL
Received 2 Sept 2026
Registered26/00336/COND
Application to discharge condition no. 8 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 22/00434/WST at
Blue Phoenix Johnsons Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 0SJ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Registered26/00339/S73
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to vary conditions 2 (Facing Materials) to reference the current amended drawing set (0001-02, 0001-03, 0001-04), 5 (obscure glazing) to include an additional window and 8 (Additional Windows / Openings to East Elevation) to permit one additional first floor window of planning decision 24/00244/REM at
60 Wilmere Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5UR
Received 2 Sept 2026
Registered26/00341/FUL
Proposed construction of an out building in rear garden at
19 Royden Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4SP
Received 2 Sept 2026
Registered26/00343/FUL
Proposed installation of a 1.8m high automated sliding entrance gate within the existing front driveway access at
8A Norton Village Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6PZ
Received 3 Sept 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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