Land at Widnes Waterfront bounded by Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Road, Johnson's Lane… Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00295/HYB - Hybrid (Full and Outline Application) Pending Consideration

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

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 3 Nov 2026; it is now day 218.

The consultation period closed on 18 May 2026.

Documents 74

Statements & assessments 56

PDF UES Response Ecology Reports/Plans · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Badger Method Statement Ecology Reports/Plans · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 - Appendix 13.1 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (Redacted) Ecology Reports/Plans · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EIA Non-Technical Summary Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BREEAM - Pre-Assessment Environmental Reports/Plans · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BREEAM Sites 1 to 5 - Stage 2 Evidence Schedule Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 16-1 - Lighting Technical Report Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 10 - Noise Impact Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendices 8-1 to 9-2 - Transport Assessment; Travel Plan, Detailed Modelling & Monitoring Technical Information Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-39 to 14-48 - Viewpoints 11 to 15 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-27 to 14-38 - Viewpoints 6 to 10 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-13 to 14-26 - Viewpoint Location Map and Viewpoints 1 to 5 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-8 to 14-12 - Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-1 to 14-7 - Access & Circulation; Landscape Character & Designation; Environmental Designation; & Topography Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Phasing Plans - Phases 1 to 4 (Site Wide) Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Figures 14-49 to 14-63 - Viewpoints 16 to 21 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Drawing 14-1 - Illustrative Landscape Masterplan Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Drawing 11-1 - Baseline Surface Water Environment Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Drawing 8-1 - Sensitive Receptor Location Plan Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 - Development Zone 5 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 - Development Zone 4 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 - Development Zone 3 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 - Development Zone 2 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 - Development Zone 1 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 3 Drawing 17-1 - Committed and Reasonably Foreseeable Projects Plan Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-5 - Preliminary Risk Assessment DZ2 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-2 to 12-4 - SI, Geo-Environmental Assessment and Remediation Verification Strategy Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-1 - Preliminary Risk Assessment DZ1 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 14-4 - Local Authority Consultation Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 14-3 - Landscape Strategy Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 14-2 - Arboricultural Impact Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 14-1 - Landscape and Visual Methodology Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 13-10 - BNG Biodiversity Statement Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Appendix E Environmental Reports/Plans · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Appendices N to O Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Appendices K to M Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Appendices F to J Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Appendices A to D Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 11-1 - FRA and Drainage Strategy Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 1-1 - EIA Scoping Opinion Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendices 13-5 to 13-9 - Ecology and Biodiversity Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-17 - Johnsons Lane Surface Water Results DZ4 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-16 - Cone Penetration Testing Report DZ4-DZ5 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-15 - Preliminary Risk Assessment DZ4 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendices 12-11 to 12-14 - SI, Geo-Assessment, DQRA and Remediation Verification Strategy DZ3 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendix 12-10 - Preliminary Risk Assessment DZ3 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 2 Appendices 12-6 to 12-9 - SI, Geo-Assessment, DQRA and Remediation Verification Strategy DZ2 Environmental Impact Assessment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Ecology Reports/Plans · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Economic Benefits and Workforce Assessment Supporting/Supplementary Info · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Crime Impact Statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ES Volume 1 - Chapters 1 to 19 Environmental Impact Assessment · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Design and Access Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Utility Planning Statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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
Hybrid (Full and Outline Application)
Postcode
WA8 0GY
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Penketh and Cuerdley
Parish
Cuerdley
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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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.

Day 218162 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

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
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 80% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Warrington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #267 of 296
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #279 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #72 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #51 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
45 decided
883
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026