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 *Cross boundary application - site 5 within WBC*
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Application details
- Reference
- 2026/00295/HYB
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA8 0GY
- Ward
- Penketh and Cuerdley
- Application type
- Outline
- Property type
- Commercial
Key dates
- Submitted
- 4 Mar 2026
Estimated project value
£15k–£100k
Typical UK cost for this job type, 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.
- 5 BLAIR DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 4QTSemi-detached · £138,5002 months ago26 Jun 2026
- 58 SHACKLETON AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 9NGSemi-detached · Leasehold · £225,0002 months ago19 Jun 2026
- 31 WHITSTABLE PARK, WIDNES, WA8 9ASDetached · £460,0002 months ago17 Jun 2026
- 2 UNION BANK LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5XBSemi-detached · £200,0002 months ago12 Jun 2026
- 6 IRIS CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GADetached · £280,0002 months ago12 Jun 2026
- 7 LANARK GARDENS, WIDNES, WA8 9DTTerraced · £83,8732 months ago11 Jun 2026
- 11 SHELTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 3DDSemi-detached · Leasehold · £165,0002 months ago11 Jun 2026
- 6 DOCK STREET, WIDNES, WA8 0QXTerraced · Leasehold · £140,0003 months ago5 Jun 2026
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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