Land To The South Of Mersey View Road Widnes Cheshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00357/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Proposed erection of a Class B2 (general industrial) building to be sub-divided into ten units, together with associated parking, servicing and manoeuvring areas, hard and soft landscaping, drainage infrastructure and other associated external works, to be accessed via a new vehicular access connection onto Mersey View Road at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Halton's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 11 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 213 m away: Pickerings Pasture
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 437 m away: New Ferry SSSI; Inside the Widnes built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Halton
Application type
Full Application
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Parish
Halebank Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roman Summer Associates 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.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191053
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191053
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Comments by
11 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Halton
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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