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4 Poulton Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 8YE

26/00352/PLDRefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 5 November 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use from a residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a home for the care of one child aged between age of 8 and 17 years old, with 24hr care provided (Use Class C2) at

Received
8 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.8 Oct
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 58 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 4 Poulton Drive Widnes Cheshire WA8 8YE. Halton has handled 708 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Halton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank. We hold 214 applications in total for the WA8 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. REASON FOR THE COUNCIL’S DECISION The Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied on the balance of probabilities, that the proposed use would not result in a material change of use requiring express planning permission. The information provided regarding the nature and operation of the existing and proposed lawful use has been limited, preventing a meaningful assessment of whether the proposed use would be materially different in planning terms. Accordingly, it has not been demonstrated that the proposed use would be lawful without the benefit of planning permission. Signature:- Date:-05.11.2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WA8 8YE
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2026
Consultation end
8 October 2026
Target decision date
11 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
William Wood

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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