Halton Borough Transport Ltd Moor Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00308/LBC - Listed Building Consent Registered

Proposal

Application for Listed building consent for a proposed change of use of former bus depot building (Use Class Sui Generis) to provide indoor padel court facilities (Use Class E) with associated refurbishment of existing building and alterations to existing car parking area at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 23 Oct 2026, from Halton's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Former Widnes Corporation Bus Depot
List entry 1472426 · The pin is inside its outline
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Widnes built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £520,000 in November 2023. Other property, freehold.

21 November 2023£520,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 December 2019£245,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area945 m² (10,172 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 214)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Halton
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WA8 7AF
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Central & West Bank
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 64% of commercial premises in Halton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6015 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
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.

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086604
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086604
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Halton
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.