Peel Nre Development Aquisitions, FIDDLERS FERRY POWER STATION Widnes Road, Warrington, WA5 2UT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Screening stage of a Habitats Regulations Assessment for the proposed amendments to and extension of operation to 2045 at the ash processing plant at the former Fiddlers Ferry Power Station for the processing of coal derived fly ash including... Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 366.
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 13
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
- Warrington
- Application type
- Habitat Regulations Assessment
- Postcode
- WA5 2UT
- Received
- week of 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Penketh and Cuerdley
- Parish
- Cuerdley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MJCA
Decision outlook
Day 366, past the statutory target. 61% of commercial and major works in Warrington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 25 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Warrington is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #72 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Warrington is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.
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Peel Nre Development Aquisitions, FIDDLERS FERRY POWER STATION Widnes Road, Warrington, WA5 2UT
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The consultation period closed on 25 Nov 2025.