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Pending26/00081/OUTEIASubmitted 6 months agoChange of use

Land At Widnes Waterfront Bounded By Earle Road, Tan House Lane, Moss Bank Road, Gorsey Road, Johnson's Lane; North Of St Helens Canal And Warrington & Stockport Railway Line At Moss Bank Widnes WA8 0GY

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 at

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Progress

Submitted
27 Feb 2026
— completed
Validated
11 Mar 2026
— completed
Consultation
11 Apr 2026
— completed
Target date
10 Jun 2026 (target)
— not yet reached
Decided
— not yet reached

Application details

Reference
26/00081/OUTEIA
Local authority
Halton
Postcode
WA8 0GY
Ward
Central & West Bank
Application type
Outline
Property type
Commercial

Key dates

Submitted
27 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Comments close
11 Apr 2026
Target decision
10 Jun 2026

306 documents · 22 comments · 0 constraints

Estimated project value

£120k–£800k

Typical UK cost for this job type, scaled for a large scheme, at UK average rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

Recently sold nearby

New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.

Homes here go for about £182,500 — the median of the last 8 market sales in WA8 (the wider postcode district), £83,873 to £460,000.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales are matched by postcode, not by property, so a sale listed here may be a neighbouring address. England and Wales only.

Planning constraints

No designations recorded at this location. This is not a formal search — always confirm with the local authority before relying on it.

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