Planning application
Land Adjacent To Hillcrest Hotel Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 9AR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed erection of a convenience store with associated car parking, landscaping and development works at
As published by the council, reference 25/00487/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00487/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Birchfield
- Parish
- No Parish
- Postcode
- WA8 9AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Halton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Halton took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Halton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Halton decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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