Land at Widnes Waterfront bounded by Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Road, Johnson's Lane…Land at Widnes Waterfront bounded by Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Road, Johnson's Lane; north of St Helens Canal and Warrington & Stockport Railway Line at Moss Bank, Widnes, WA8 0GY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Hybrid Planning Application comprising: Full Planning application for construction, engineering and change of use (part retrospective) including; new and altered means of access at Earle Road and Moss Bank Road and related transport infrastructure; remodelling/regrading of land; related engineering and infrastructure works; drainage strategy; landscaping; means of enclosure; enabling works and ancillary development; and temporary change of use for open storage, storage of vehicles including commercial vehicles and self-storage (through shipping containers); and Outline application (with all matters reserved except for Access) for a phased development comprising up to 169,800 sqm of total floorspace across commercial / industrial / warehousing / waste management facilities including: - Up to 162,850 sqm for B2/B8 uses (with ancillary offices) - Up to 75,320 sqm for a data centre (sui generis) - A battery energy storage system - Up to 28,610 sqm of E(g)(iii) floorspace(light industrial) - Up to 600 sqm retail / food & drink (E(a) / E(b)) - Up to 500 sqm indoor sport/recreation (E(d)) - Up to 500 sqm for a creche, nursery or day centre (E(f)) Plus associated works including site remediation, internal roads, parking, servicing, cycle and pedestrian routes, landscaping, SuDS and other ancillary infrastructure *Cross boundary application - site 5 within WBC* Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 3 Nov 2026; it is now day 218.
Documents 74
Statements & assessments 56
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 2
Other documents 5
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Warrington
- Application type
- Hybrid (Full and Outline Application)
- Postcode
- WA8 0GY
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Penketh and Cuerdley
- Parish
- Cuerdley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Plan Red Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 218, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use 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 2 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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Land at Widnes Waterfront bounded by Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Road, Johnson's Lane; north of St Helens Canal and Warrington & Stockport Railway Line at Moss Bank, Widnes, WA8 0GY
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The consultation period closed on 18 May 2026.