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Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ

Granted Halton 23/00069/PRIOR Prior Notification apps

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification for a proposed two storey extension to existing Engineering Building to create an Engineering Workshop at

As published by the council, reference 23/00069/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
23/00069/PRIOR
Type
Prior Notification apps
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Permitted
Received
23 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
24 Mar 2023
Ward
Central & West Bank
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA8 7QQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Halton register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00223/COND Decided

    Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ

    Application to discharge condition no 8 (Drainage Works Verification Report) of planning permission 23/00234/FUL at

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00155/COND Decided

    Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ

    Application to discharge condition no.7 (Car Parking Scheme) of planning permission 23/00234/FUL at

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2023

    Received by Halton

  2. 27 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Permitted

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Halton granted permission on 24 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ

    26/00155/COND Submitted 5 May 2026 35m away

    Application to discharge condition no.7 (Car Parking Scheme) of planning permission 23/00234/FUL at

    Decided Conditions 4 docs

  • Riverside College Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ

    26/00223/COND Submitted 16 Jun 2026 46m away

    Application to discharge condition no 8 (Drainage Works Verification Report) of planning permission 23/00234/FUL at

    Decided Conditions

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