Cheshire West & Chester planning approval rate

Cheshire West & Chester council approved 91.9% of planning applications and refused 8.1%, based on 16,054 decisions analysed. Ranked 134th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

91.9%

overall approval rate

16,054

Decisions analysed

14,750

Approved

1,304

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Cheshire West & Chester. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (8,517 decided)

91.6%

Discharge of Conditions (1,868 decided)

95.8%

Other (1,848 decided)

87.8%

Trees (1,645 decided)

92.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness (1,080 decided)

92.0%

Listed Building (751 decided)

96.5%

Advertisement (345 decided)

89.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Cheshire West & Chester — mined from 16,054 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (3,783 decided)

97.0%

Garage / Parking (2,463 decided)

91.3%

Side Extension (2,268 decided)

94.8%

Extension (General) (1,049 decided)

91.6%

Outbuilding (882 decided)

91.7%

New Build (787 decided)

79.0%

Change of Use (Residential) (730 decided)

84.8%

Conservatory (704 decided)

97.4%

Dormer (602 decided)

93.5%

Front Extension (591 decided)

93.7%

Wraparound Extension (571 decided)

97.0%

Loft Conversion (214 decided)

96.3%

Annex (156 decided)

90.4%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (66 decided)

98.5%

HMO (58 decided)

87.9%

Basement (38 decided)

97.4%

Flat Conversion (24 decided)

95.8%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Cheshire West & Chester. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Chester City and The Garden Quarter (1,149 decided)

93.6%

Weaver And Cuddington (858 decided)

89.0%

Marbury (813 decided)

90.2%

Tarvin And Kelsall (779 decided)

90.4%

Christleton and Huntington (750 decided)

93.1%

Handbridge Park (634 decided)

94.6%

Gowy Rural (631 decided)

91.0%

Newton and Hoole (552 decided)

94.9%

Tarporley (535 decided)

91.4%

Tattenhall (529 decided)

90.7%

Willaston And Thornton (515 decided)

87.2%

Sandstone (492 decided)

90.0%

Saughall And Mollington (467 decided)

89.7%

Frodsham (460 decided)

93.7%

Hartford And Greenbank (454 decided)

91.6%

Great Boughton (424 decided)

93.4%

Malpas (418 decided)

92.3%

Upton (411 decided)

95.4%

Shakerley (408 decided)

86.0%

Farndon (364 decided)

92.0%

Wards in Cheshire West & Chester

Chester City and The Garden Quarter

93.6% approval · 1,149 decisions

Weaver And Cuddington

89.0% approval · 858 decisions

Marbury

90.2% approval · 813 decisions

Tarvin And Kelsall

90.4% approval · 779 decisions

Christleton and Huntington

93.1% approval · 750 decisions

Handbridge Park

94.6% approval · 634 decisions

Gowy Rural

91.0% approval · 631 decisions

Newton and Hoole

94.9% approval · 552 decisions

Tarporley

91.4% approval · 535 decisions

Tattenhall

90.7% approval · 529 decisions

Willaston And Thornton

87.2% approval · 515 decisions

Sandstone

90.0% approval · 492 decisions

Saughall And Mollington

89.7% approval · 467 decisions

Frodsham

93.7% approval · 460 decisions

Hartford And Greenbank

91.6% approval · 454 decisions

Great Boughton

93.4% approval · 424 decisions

Malpas

92.3% approval · 418 decisions

Upton

95.4% approval · 411 decisions

Shakerley

86.0% approval · 408 decisions

Farndon

92.0% approval · 364 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Cheshire West & Chester, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00420/LDC

Proposed single storey rear extension. · Whitby Groves · Fri 13 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00507/AGR

Erection of shed store · Weaver And Cuddington · Mon 09 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00416/FUL

Change of use from dwelling (C3) to residential childrens home (Use Class C2) · Christleton and Huntington · Fri 06 Mar 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

What gets approved near your property?

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