Moss Bank Energy Park, Land At Widnes Waterfront Bounded By Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road…Moss Bank Energy Park, Land At Widnes Waterfront Bounded By Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Lane, Johnson's Lane; North Of St Helens Canal And Warrington & Stockport Railway Line At Moss Bank, Widnes, WA8 0GY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion for BESS and data centre on sites 4 and 5 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 3 Nov 2026; it is now day 181.
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Warrington
- Application type
- Adjacent Authority
- Postcode
- WA8 0GY
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 181, past the statutory target. 59% of commercial and major works in Warrington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 19 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 22 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Warrington is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #72 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Warrington is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.
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Moss Bank Energy Park, Land At Widnes Waterfront Bounded By Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Lane, Johnson's Lane; North Of St Helens Canal And Warrington & Stockport Railway Line At Moss Bank, Widnes, WA8 0GY
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The consultation period closed on 22 Jun 2026.