131 Sandy Lane Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00175/COU - Change of Use Withdrawn

Proposal

Proposed change of use from offices/light industrial (Use Class E) to a tuition centre for maths and English (Use Class F1) at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

14 May 2026

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Consultation

21 May 2026

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Withdrawn

30 Jun 2026

Withdrawn on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Important details

Council: Halton
Application type: Change of Use
Postcode: WA7 4EF
Received: 14 May 2026
Validated: 14 May 2026
Ward: Mersey & Weston
Parish: No Parish
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Jul 2026
Decision: Withdrawn
Decision date: 30 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14926697
Neighbours: 21 May 2026
Consultation: 21 May 2026
Comments by: 11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Junction Of Sandy Lane And Castner Avenue Runcorn Cheshire

Proposed removal of BT Phone box and public payphone at

19/00461/CBT 7 Nov 2019

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 performance

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