Unit 2 121 Percival Lane Runcorn WA7 4UY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00393/COU - Change of Use Registered

Proposal

Proposed change of use of the existing industrial premises (Use Class B2) to retail premises (Use Class E) along with the installation of a new shop frontage at Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:40

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Application progress

✓

Received

11 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

15 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 6 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Halton's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 8 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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

Special protection area 376 m away: Mersey Estuary; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1493 m away: Keuper Gas Storage Project; SSSI 376 m away: New Ferry SSSI; Inside the Runcorn built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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: Change of Use
Postcode: WA7 4UY
Received: 11 Oct 2026
Validated: 11 Oct 2026
Ward: Mersey & Weston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: MAT DESIGN LIMITED

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Halton usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

prediction

Day 1739 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

1comment received

1 supporting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15261554
Planning Portal ref: PP-15261554
Neighbours: 15 Oct 2026
Consultation: 15 Oct 2026
Comments by: 8 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 6 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

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Proposed external alterations and new external staircase at

24/00029/FUL 28 Mar 2024

2023 Approved

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2023 Approved

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Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for change of use from general…

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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