Planning application
Unit 3 The Village Square Runcorn WA7 2ST
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a change of use of the premises from the existing hairdressing shop (Use Class E) to a use comprising of a convenience store (Use Class E) at
As published by the council, reference 26/00258/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00258/PLD
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Halton Castle
- Parish
- No Parish
- Postcode
- WA7 2ST
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Halton
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8 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- 01 - UNIT 3 VILLAGE SQUARE SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 02 - UNIT 3 VILLAGE SQUARE EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- 3 VILLAGE SQUARE LDC PLANNING STATEMENT - JUNE 2026
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Halton granted permission on 12 August 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Halton's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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