Diageo Packaging Whitehouse Industrial Estate Murdishaw Runcorn WA7 3BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00236/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Proposed construction of a new kegging process plant and adjacent office space at Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
19 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 112.

Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 408 m away: Keuper Gas Storage Project
The site is 408 m from the project boundary. Underground gas storage, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 326 m away: Murdishaw Wood and Valley; Inside the Runcorn built-up 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Application
Postcode
WA7 3BE
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Norton South & Preston Brook
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Charles Scott and Partners

Decision outlook

Day 112, past the statutory target. 64% of commercial premises in Halton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 1121 days to the predicted decision (day 113)
52%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Halton in the last twelve months, from validation. Halton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14928051
Planning Portal ref
PP-14928051
Neighbours
25 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 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