Planning application
3 Lower House Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 7BG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use from a residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home for a maximum of two children aged 7 to 17 years (Use Class C2) at
As published by the council, reference 26/00120/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00120/PLD
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 3 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Central & West Bank
- Parish
- No Parish
- Postcode
- WA8 7BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Apr 2026
Received by Halton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 May 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
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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