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21 Norman Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5PQ

26/00110/COUChange of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 22 September 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4) at

Received
12 March 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Grange
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 189 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 21 Norman Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5PQ. Halton has handled 64 applications of this type. This one was decided in 194 days, 21 weeks longer than Halton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Grange. We hold 173 applications in total for the WA7 postcode area.

86% of amendment applications at Halton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. i) The proposed change of use would constitute an intensification of use which requires additional off street car parking. The parking requirement has not been satisfactorily provided within the application site, consequently the proposal would lead to the over spilling of parked vehicles onto the adjacent highway network. This would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety in the area. The proposal is therefore unacceptable contrary to the provisions of Policies GR1, GR2 and C2 of the Halton Delivery and Allocations Local Plan. Signature:- Date:-22.09.2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WA7 5PQ
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Consultation expiry
26 April 2026
Consultation start
2 April 2026
Consultation end
14 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 April 2026
Last date for comments
26 April 2026
Target decision date
25 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Caitlin Nixon
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14692782
Documents
4

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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