65 Victoria Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7RP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00351/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Proposed change of use of the ground floor from 2no. offices (Use Class E) to 2no. self-contained 1-bedroom flats (Use Class C3), including associated internal and external alterations at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
11 Sept 2026
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Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from Halton's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 11 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Halton Borough Council Article 4 - 1 · Halton Borough Council Article 4 - A4D_1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Widnes built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Halton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WA8 7RP
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Central & West Bank
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CLR Interior Design Studio Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Halton usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Halton in the last twelve months, from validation. Halton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15078994
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Comments by
11 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Halton
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Halton is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #59 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
100% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Halton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #19 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #2 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #59 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #119 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
10 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
23 decided
239
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026

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