Halton Borough Transport Ltd Moor Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of former bus depot building (Use Class Sui Generis) to provide indoor padel court facilities (Use Class E) with associated refurbishment of existing building and alterations to existing car parking area at Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 23 Oct 2026, from Halton's recent commercial premises.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £520,000 in November 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 60, past the statutory target. 64% of commercial premises in Halton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Halton in the last twelve months, from validation. Halton decision record →
Public comments
27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15086604
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15086604
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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