Former Metsa Group Site Ditton Road (west) Widnes Cheshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00385/COND - App made under condition Registered
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Application to discharge condition no.s 4 (Foundation / Piling Designs) and 5 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission 26/00084/FUL at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
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Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 2600084DN Decision / Officer Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SOIL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 10195-ADS-00-XX-RP-S-0002_P01 ADDITIONAL CANOPY EXTENSION Supporting Documents · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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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
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 449 m away: Hale Road Woodland; Inside the Widnes built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Postcode
WA8 0TH
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MSI Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15269795
Planning Portal ref
PP-15269795
Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Former Metsa Wood Site Ditton Road Widnes WA8 0PA
Proposed change of use from Class B2 (general industrial) to Class B8 (storage and distri…
25/00121/COU
2023 Approved
Contact House Ditton Road (west) Widnes Cheshire WA8 0TH
Proposed construction of a storage unit in an existing builders yard at
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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