Planning application
Land At Chapel Lane Widnes Cheshire
Works: Demolition Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Outline planning application (with all matters other than access reserved) for the development of up to 350 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works. Full details for site access arrangements via a new junction onto Chapel Lane following the demolition of Rose Farm and new emergency access on Chapel Lane (to be determined by Knowsley Borough Council only) and a secondary emergency access via Sandy Lane (to be determined by Halton Borough Council). All other matters are to be determined by Halton Borough Council only at
As published by the council, reference 23/00244/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00244/OUT
- Category
- Outline
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 25 May 2023
- Validated
- 14 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Birchfield
- Parish
- No Parish
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 May 2023
Received by Halton
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14 Jun 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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18 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
78 documents on file for this application
- DRAFT S106 AGREEMENT
- DRAFT HEAD OF TERMS - CHAPEL LANE WIDNES S106 HOTS DRAFT TABLE(34001626.1) (002)
- ASSOCIATED HIGHWAY MITIGATION
- JULY 2025 OFFSITE WORKS COST ESTIMATE
- 22_009_005_REVJ_ILLUSTRATIVE_MASTERPLAN_HIRES
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ADDENDUM TO ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- 11482.RESPONSENOTE.VF
- 11482.BNGREPORT.VF2
- 11482. THE_STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL_-_MACRO_ENABLED_27.05.
- LAND AT CHAPEL LANE - HERITAGE ADDENDUM
- TM19092-002A - RESPONSE TO HALTON BC AND KNOWSLEY COUNCIL
- 216175_PD100 REV D PROPOSED SIMPLE PRIORITY JUNCTION
- CR1091 LAND AT CHAPEL LANE WIDNES DBA
- 22_009_004_REVM_PARAMETERS_MASTERPLAN_HIRES.PDF
- P22-159-R01V6 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON LAND
- LVIA APPENDIX B.PDF
- CHA-AJP-ZZ-XX-RP-C-3000-P07 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT (1)
- 41529_07 CHAPEL LANE RESUBMISION COVERING LETTER HALTON 20.01.25 (33322787.4)
- 022_009_001_REVE_CHAPEL_LANE_D&AS_LOWRES.PDF
- 13-759-R1-3 - PHASE 2 GSA - CHAPEL LANE, WIDNES - DEC24
- 22_009_002_REVH_SITE_BOUNDARY_PLAN_HIRES.PDF
- LVIA APPENDIX A.PDF
- UG_1554_ARB_PAA_FINAL_REV_04.PDF
- LVIA APPENDIX C.PDF
- 11482.BNGREPORT.VF2.COMPRESSED
- 11482.ECOASS.VF3.COMPRESSED
- 216175 - TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM - BUNGALOW LAND V03-COMPRESSED
- 41529_07 CHAPEL LANE REVISED SUBMISSION REPORT 20.01.24(33130223.5)
- CHAPEL LANE - TECHNICAL ADVICE NOTE (1)
- CHAPEL LANE LVIA FINAL DECEMBER 24
- E.3 EA Sea Flood RIsk(29193192.1) 1.pdf
- Phase II Geoenvironmental Assessment - Dec 2020 1.pdf
- APP F-3 1.pdf
- E.1 flood-map-planning-2022-09-28T14_13_49.728Z(29193190.1) 1.pdf
- E.4 Reservoir flooding(29193193.1) 1.pdf
- G.1 219-114 Greenfield Run Off REV A 1.pdf
- C.3 1.pdf
- E.2 EA Pluvial Flood Risk(29193191.1) 1.pdf
- G.2 QSE Rev A 1.pdf
- APP F 1.pdf
- C.1 1.pdf
- 22_009_004_RevF_Parameters_Masterplan_HiRes(29193211.1) 1.pdf
- APP F-1 1.pdf
- APP B 1.pdf
- C.2 1.pdf
- APP F-2 1.pdf
- Chapel Lane Halton Sustainability Report (part L 2021) draft v1.0 current .pdf
- 41529_07 Chapel Lane Health Impact Assessment 20.06.23 pdf.pdf
- TA Appendix A - F.pdf
- PEA Report Chapel Lane Widnes Apr 2023.pdf
- TA Appendix G - K.pdf
- Chapel Lane Halton Application Form_Redacted.pdf
- Taylor Wimpey Chapel Lane SCI - May 23.pdf
- TA Appendix L - N.pdf
- 41529_07 Chapel Lane Planning Statement 25.05.2023.pdf
- ESL - Bat Survey Report & Outline MS - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- 526B-19A Landscape Strategy Masterplan (with character areas).pdf
- ESL - Water Vole Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- ESL - Bat Transect and Automated Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- 22_009_003_RevA_Constraints_Opportunities_Plan_Hires.pdf
- Chapel Lane LVIA FINAL.pdf
- 526B-19A Landscape Strategy Masterplan.pdf
- ESL - Wintering Bird Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- 41529_07 Chapel Lane - Draft Heads of Terms 25.05.2023.pdf
- 216175_PD03 Rev F - Ghost Island Right Turn.pdf
- ESL - BBS Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- ESL - Update Badger Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- 216175 - Travel Plan - V03.pdf
- CHA-AJP-ZZ-XX-RP-C-3000-P03 Flood Risk Assessment (FULL APPENDIX).pdf
- 216175_PD07 Rev A - Emergency Access.pdf
- ESL - eDNA Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- Appeal Decisions 3144372 & 3152894.pdf
- ESL - Hedgerow Survey Report - Chapel Lane - rev. April 2023.pdf
- 13-759-r1-2 - Phase II GSA - Chapel Lane Widnes - Jan 23.pdf
- 216175 - Chapel Lane Halton - Transport Assessment - V4.pdf
- AQ77862 - Chapel Lane Widnes - Air Quality Assessment_Draft.pdf
- 2300244OUT.pdf
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Halton granted permission on 15 October 2026, 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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