New housing in Halton Borough Council
We read Halton Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 6,375 of its planning applications going back to 1995, and 42 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 170% 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
- 170% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 6,375
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 | 37 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 38 | 21 | 2 |
| 2024 | 34 | 28 | 3 |
| 2023 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 2022 | 51 | 40 | 2 |
| 2021 | 54 | 42 | 5 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | Land South Of Ditton Brook And East Of Hale Road Widnes Outline planning application (with all matters other than access reserved) for a residential development of up to 240 dwellings at 25/00400/OUT | Awaiting decision | 22 Sept 2025 |
| 220 | Land At Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens Merseyside Adjoining authority consultation by St Helens Council for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development for up to 220 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and… 26/00048/ADJ | Decided | 12 Feb 2026 |
| 220 | Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens Merseyside Adjoining authority consultation by St Helens Council for outline planning application for the erection of up to 220no dwellings with open space, landscaping, and access. All matters reserved except for means of access… 26/00049/ADJ | Decided | 12 Feb 2026 |
| 199 | Sandymoor South Phase 2 Windmill Hill Avenue East Runcorn Cheshire Application for the approval of reserved matters (scale, appearance, layout and landscaping) for the erection of 199 residential dwellings pursuant to outline application ref: 22/00543/OUTEIA at 24/00438/REM | Approved | 14 Nov 2024 |
| 147 | Land To The North Of Bridgewater Canal And Between The West Coast Mainline And Delph Lane Daresbury Proposed hybrid application seeking full permission for the development of 147 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) (including the creation of new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian connections, open space, landscaping and… 25/00485/OUTEIA | Awaiting decision | 21 Nov 2025 |
| 120 | Land Adjacent To Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley Adjoining Authority Consultation by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council regarding an Outline Planning Application (including details of access with all other matters reserved) for the erection of up to 120 dwellings… 26/00089/ADJ | Decided | 13 Mar 2026 |
| 120 | Land At Prescot Road Widnes Cheshire Outline planning application (all matters reserved apart from access) for up to 120 dwellings, along with recreational open space, landscape, and other related infrastructure at 24/00021/OUT | Refused | 10 Jan 2024 |
| 94 | Land At Hilltop Farm Windmill Lane Preston On The Hill WA4 4AZ Outline planning application for up to 94 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access at 25/00107/OUT | Awaiting decision | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 80 | Land To North Of Brookvale Avenue North Runcorn Proposed erection of 80no. dwellings, including 52no. houses and 28no. apartments, with associated access, parking and landscaping at 26/00434/FUL | Awaiting decision | 6 Nov 2026 |
| 61 | Land To The North Of Red Brow Lane And East Of Bridgewater Canal Daresbury Cheshire Application for the approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 61 dwellings with associated road infrastructure and landscaping pursuant to outline permission 20/00337/OUTEIA 25/00472/REMEIA | Awaiting decision | 13 Nov 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Halton Borough 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.