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Land Adjacent To Prescot Road (North Of Red House Farm And South Of Cronton Road), WA8 5PS

23/00005/AGRAgricultural & Forestry - DeterminationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 16 May 2023

Council decision: prior approval required and grantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. AGRICULTURAL GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING

Received
5 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
18
Ward
Whiston & Cronton
Agent
OS Rural Planning and Development
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Mar
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 131 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Land Adjacent To Prescot Road (North Of Red House Farm And South Of Cronton Road), WA8 5PS. Knowsley has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 131 days, 11 weeks longer than Knowsley's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Whiston & Cronton. We hold 216 applications in total for the WA8 postcode area.

91% of all applications at Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WA8 5PS
Application type
Agricultural & Forestry - Determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tarbock Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2023
Target decision date
1 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
OS Rural Planning and Development
Agent address
Orchard Cottage Town Farm Lane Norley Northwich WA6 8NH

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
12
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Knowsley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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