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Runcorn East Telephone Exchange Palace Fields Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6AF

26/00034/PRIORPrior Notification appsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Agr, Dem, Tel - approval requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for replacement of existing 15m structure with a new 17.5m structure, the installation of 3no. antennas at 15.75m and 3no. antennas at 17.75m, installation and removal of ancillary equipment at high level, extension of compound area, associated fencing and the installation of ancillary equipment at ground level at

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Norton South & Preston Brook
Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at Runcorn East Telephone Exchange Palace Fields Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6AF. Halton has handled 76 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Halton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Norton South & Preston Brook. We hold 173 applications in total for the WA7 postcode area.

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

Postcode
WA7 6AF
Application type
Prior Notification apps
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
22 February 2026
Consultation start
29 January 2026
Consultation end
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
22 February 2026
Last date for comments
22 February 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
Architect profile
PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITED
Agent address
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd First Floor, South Wing Equinox North Great Park Road Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4QL

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlotte Sturdy
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14644274
Documents
11

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 - 1+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Halton

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