New Homes
Barrow, near Chester
Outline application for up to 49 homes, with open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage.
Leads by area
Planning leads in Cheshire West and Chester.
358 jobs went through planning in Cheshire West and Chester in September and October alone, from loft conversions in Chester to new housing sites around Northwich. FurrowLead puts the new ones in your feed every morning.
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Each dot on the map is a job from September and October
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.
September and October in Cheshire West and Chester
358 planning applications that were real jobs, received by the council between 1 September and 31 October 2026. That’s about 40 a week. One application can count under more than one trade.
79Extensions
46Renovation and repair
41Lofts, garages and outbuildings
35Groundworks and external works
25Agricultural and equestrian
24Demolition
22New homes
18Residential conversions
Of the 22 new-home applications, 9 were for a single house, 9 for 2 to 9 homes, 3 for 10 to 49 homes and 1 for 50 or more.
Also 124 tree works applications, 23 commercial and retail, 14 solar and energy, 13 with landscaping, 12 signs and lighting, and 10 industrial and storage.
Figures as held by FurrowLead on 3 November 2026. Paperwork, condition sign-offs, amendments and companion consents are left out. Councils sometimes publish applications late, so the last few weeks fill in over time.
Three recent jobs
Town only here. In the app you get the full application and the agent or architect’s business contact details.
Industrial & Storage
Byley, near Northwich
Two warehouse and industrial buildings, a forklift charging station, a service yard and landscaping with wildlife ponds.
Residential Conversions
Northwich
Conversion and remodel of an office complex into 23 apartments, with landscaping.
Where it covers
Every planning application in Cheshire West and Chester: Chester, Ellesmere Port, Northwich, Winsford, Frodsham, Neston, Tarporley, Malpas, Kelsall, Helsby and the villages in between.
Cheshire West and Chester sits in the Cheshire area with Cheshire East, Warrington and Halton. Pick Cheshire in the app and you get all four councils for £29 a month. Set your yard postcode and the miles you’ll travel, and the feed only shows jobs inside that.
Questions
How fresh are the Cheshire West and Chester leads?
FurrowLead checks the council’s planning register overnight. New applications are in your feed by the morning, usually days before anyone rings round for prices.
Do I get the homeowner’s details?
No. Homeowners are private individuals, so their details aren’t shown. You get the agent or architect, who’s usually the one putting the job out to price.
How much is it?
£29 a month for your first county, which covers all four Cheshire councils, and £6 for each extra county. Every trade is included. Try it free for 7 days, no card needed.
See tomorrow’s Cheshire West and Chester jobs first.
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