Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire

25/00346/REMApproval of Reserved MattersApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 6 February 2026

Planning committee7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Application for the approval of reserved matters, namely layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to Condition 2 attached to outline planning permission 22/00423/OUTEIA comprising 500 dwellings, internal estate roads, open space and landscaping, and associated infrastructure and works. Additional conditions addressed in this application include Conditions 3 (Design Parameters), 5 (PROW), 6 (Phasing) at

Received: 8 August 2025
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 168
Council: Halton Borough Council
Ward: Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

ReceivedReceived8 Aug
ValidatedValidated12 Aug
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date11 Nov
DecidedDecided6 Feb

Decided in 178 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land Off Hale Gate Road Widnes Cheshire. Halton has handled 76 applications of this type. This one was decided in 182 days, 19 weeks longer than Halton's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank.

91% of outline 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: Approval of Reserved Matters
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 500
Parish: Halebank Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2026
Consultation start: 6 February 2026
Consultation end: 27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 6 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 2 October 2025
Last date for comments: 27 February 2026
Target decision date: 11 November 2025
Committee meeting: 14 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Lichfields Ship Canal House 98 King Street Manchester M2 4WU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Documents: 147

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Article 4 direction: Halton Borough Council Article 4 - 1Part of the site · +1 more
Green belt: HaltonPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

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Associated applications

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Application for Non Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00346/REM
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2026
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PendingDischarge of conditions26/00249/COND
2025
8 Aug
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