Cheshire West and Chester Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cheshire West and Chester Council decided more than 3,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 37 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cheshire West and Chester Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land At Niddries Lane Moulton Northwich · 24/03682/FUL
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Erection of New Foodstore (Class E) with Associated Parking and Landscaping
Land At Environmental Health Depot Leicester Street Northwich · 26/01064/FUL
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21 August 2026 · Approved
Contour Showers Ltd Siddorn Street Winsford CW7 2BA · 25/02509/FUL
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6 August 2026 · Refused
Land Off London Road Davenham Northwich CW9 8LQ · 25/01218/OUT
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5 August 2026 · Approved
Corfe Land Hooton Road Hooton Ellesmere Port Cheshire · 22/01216/FUL
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20 July 2026 · Refused
Land At Chester Road Tattenhall Chester · 25/02070/FUL
Figures for Cheshire West and Chester Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 37 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 320 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 18plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Kingsley Conservation Area (the CA) through development within its setting; • whether the scheme constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt; and • the…”
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“I consider that the main issues in this appeal are: (i) The effect of noise on the living conditions of future residents of the proposed development. (ii) The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“Therefore, the main issues are; (i) whether the proposed development would be permitted development; and, if so, (ii) the visual effect of the proposed development on the surrounding area, having regard to its design; and, (iii) the effect of the…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.