New housing in Cheshire West and Chester Council
We read Cheshire West and Chester Council's planning register every day. We hold 19,810 of its planning applications going back to 2015, and 108 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 244% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 244% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 19,810
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 28 | 9 |
| 2025 | 95 | 58 | 13 |
| 2024 | 86 | 64 | 9 |
| 2023 | 90 | 60 | 17 |
| 2022 | 113 | 73 | 16 |
| 2021 | 97 | 62 | 12 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | Land Off Northwich Road and Gorstage Lane Weaverham Northwich Outline application for residential development of up to 900 dwellings and associated infrastructure, including new open space, playing fields and changing facilities (all matters reserved except for access) 26/03507/OUT | Decided | 2 Nov 2026 |
| 450 | Land At Grid Ref 338995 368790 Parkgate Road Mollington Chester Residential development of up to 450 no. dwellings 26/03503/SCO | Decided | 30 Oct 2026 |
| 200 | Land At Whitchurch Road Christleton Chester Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for up to 200 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works 25/02656/OUT | Decided | 26 Aug 2025 |
| 140 | Land At Jack Lane Moulton Cheshire Outline planning application for up to 140 new homes (both open market and affordable), new pedestrian linkages, sustainable drainage measures, new public open spaces and landscape/biodiversity enhancements. All matters… 25/03420/OUT | Decided | 30 Oct 2025 |
| 126 | Land At Chester Road Helsby Frodsham Full planning application concerning two independent parcels of land (Parcels A and B) involving: 1) Parcel A - full planning application for the erection of 126 dwellings, public open space and associated… 26/00878/FUL | Decided | 19 Mar 2026 |
| 120 | Land North of Chester Road Tattenhall Chester Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development of up to 120 dwellings, public open space and landscaping 26/02414/OUT | Decided | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 115 | Land At Niddries Lane Moulton Northwich Erection of 115 dwellings and the provision of all associated landscaping, works and infrastructure (Revised Description) 24/03682/FUL | Approved | 10 Dec 2024 |
| 110 | Land At Chester Road Hartford Northwich Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for up to 110 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and other associated infrastructure works 26/01504/OUT | Decided | 18 May 2026 |
| 98 | Land At Old Hall Street Malpas Cheshire Full planning application for residential development of 98 units (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, access/ egress, car parking, drainage, and other necessary supporting infrastructure 25/01940/FUL | Decided | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 50 | Anfield Station Road Chester CH1 3PA New build mixed-use development for 50 residential apartments and 3 commercial units (Use Class C3 and Use Class E), parking and associated works including demolition of existing building (increased by 1 residential… 24/02465/FUL | Decided | 19 Aug 2024 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Acton Bridge
- Ashton Hayes
- Barnton
- Boothsdale
- Brown Knowl
- Burton (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Byley
- Capenhurst
- Chester
- Childer Thornton
- Christleton and Waverton
- Churton
- Clotton
- Comberbach
- Cotebrook
- Croughton (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Cuddington (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Davenham
- Delamere
- Dodleston
- Duddon
- Dunham-on-the-Hill
- Ellesmere Port
- Elton (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Frodsham
- Great Barrow
- Guilden Sutton
- Hampton Heath
- Hartford
- Hatchmere
- Helsby
- Hooton
- Kelsall
- Kingsley (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Lach Dennis
- Littleton (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Lostock Gralam
- Lower Peover
- Malpas
- Mickle Trafford
- Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Moston
- Mouldsworth
- Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)
- No Man's Heath
- Norley
- Northwich
- Pickmere
- Rudheath
- Saughall
- Tarporley
- Tarvin
- Tattenhall
- Threapwood
- Tilston
- Tiverton (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Utkinton
- Weaverham
- Whitegate
- Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester)
- Wincham and Marston
- Windle Hill
- Winsford
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Cheshire West and Chester Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.