Land To The North Of Lunts Heath Road Widnes Cheshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00297/COND - App made under condition Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application to discharge condition no. 6 (Japanese Knotweed) of planning permission at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Other
18 Sept 2026

Other on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION LETTER Decision / Officer Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Halton
Application type
App made under condition
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Farnworth
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Other
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15131710
Planning Portal ref
PP-15131710
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Halton
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings