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Unit 3 The Village Square Runcorn WA7 2ST

26/00258/PLDApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 12 August 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use of the premises from the existing hairdressing shop (Use Class E) to a use comprising of a convenience store (Use Class E) at

Received
26 June 2026
Ward
Halton Castle
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 35 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Unit 3 The Village Square Runcorn WA7 2ST. Halton has handled 708 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Halton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Halton Castle. We hold 173 applications in total for the WA7 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WA7 2ST
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
William Wood

Additional information

Documents
5

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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