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Widnes Sixth Form College Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5WA

26/00340/FULPermitted

Proposal

Proposed new-build animal sciences facility with external landscaped areas including external paddocks, stables and pens at

Received
1 September 2026
Decided
4 September 2026 · Permit
Public comments
0 · last counted 14 October 2026
Ward
Swindon Village
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 3 days

This is a planning application at Widnes Sixth Form College Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5WA. Halton has handled 674 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 3 days, 7 weeks quicker than Halton's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Swindon Village. We hold 201 applications in total for the WA8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00340/FUL
Address
Widnes Sixth Form College Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5WA
Postcode
WA8 5WA
Local Authority
Halton
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Swindon Village
Parish
Swindon

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 July 2026
Date Decided
4 September 2026
Date Validated
1 September 2026
Date Submitted
1 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Permit
Case Officer
Miss Claire Donnelly

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
23
Coordinates
53.389114, -2.746816
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Halton

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 066Part of the site · +5 more
  • Green belt: KnowsleyPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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