Runcorn Viaduct Britannia Railway Bridge Queensway Runcorn Cheshire

23/00183/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 19 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of railway infrastructure comprising signal and safety guard rail (revision to 18/00082/LBC)

Received: 26 April 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Halton Borough Council
Ward: Mersey & Weston

ReceivedReceived26 Apr
ValidatedValidated27 Apr
Consult.Consultation24 May
TargetTarget Date22 Jun
DecidedDecided19 Jun

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Runcorn Viaduct Britannia Railway Bridge Queensway Runcorn Cheshire. Halton has handled 33 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Halton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Mersey & Weston.

89% of all applications at Halton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 April 2023
Consultation expiry: 24 May 2023
Consultation start: 3 May 2023
Consultation end: 24 May 2023
Last date for comments: 25 May 2023
Target decision date: 22 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Network Rail
Agent address: Network Rail 1st Floor, Square One 4 Travis Street Manchester M1 2NY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12114437
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Listed building: Runcorn Bridge Railway Bridge Over River MerseyOn or next to this site

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Halton

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