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Plug pulled on plans to turn former GP surgery into specialist school
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (226+ words) Plans to turn a former GP surgery into a specialist school have been withdrawn. Proposals were lodged in August to Halton Borough Council to convert the former Appleton Village Surgery at 2–6 Appleton Village in Widnes, a two-storey building that previously…...
Council urged to reject plans for huge housing estate with 448 homes
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (334+ words) The town council has raised a number of concerns Winsford Town Council has called on Cheshire West planners to throw out an application for 448 homes in the town. Plans have been lodged with Cheshire West and Chester Council by Müller…...
48-home plan recommended for approval despite objections from over 60 residents
1+ week, 4+ day ago (455+ words) View from site location looking south to residents along Lawton Avenue (Image: FFC Landscape Architects, from planning docs) Plans for up to 48 homes in the green belt at Church Lawton have been recommended for approval despite objections from the parish…...
240-home plan put on ice over highway safety concerns
1+ week, 4+ day ago (425+ words) The Proposed Development. Image From Planning Documents A scheme to build 240 homes in Ellesmere Port have been put on ice after planning chiefs raised concerns over highway safety. Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning committee convened to discuss plans for…...
School gets go-ahead to build new 3G pitch with floodlights and toilet block
1+ week, 5+ day ago (375+ words) The location of the new pitch at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Plans for an all-weather 3G pitch at a Cheshire high school which will be made available for wider community use has been given the green light. Halton…...
Plans for two major new housing estates with over 500 homes
2+ week, 4+ day ago (307+ words) (Image: Vistry Bromborough Homes ) Plans for a major new housing development across two Wirral sites have been submitted. The proposals would see more than 500 new homes being built in Bromborough, just a few miles from the Cheshire West border. House…...
Plans to bulldoze care home and build bigger 54-bed facility in its place
2+ week, 2+ day ago (278+ words) Artist impression of the new home.(Image: Planning documents by Bowman Riley) The gross internal floor space would increase massively from 1,381sqm to 2,733sqm. If approved, the move would create additional jobs, with the number of full-time roles increasing from 20 to 24, and…...
Cheshire pub to temporarily shut for six-figure makeover
2+ week, 2+ day ago (130+ words) The Church View Inn,(Image: Greene King) A Cheshire pub is temporarily closing for a refurbishment. The Church View Inn, a Greene King pub in Lunts Heath, is benefiting from a six-figure investment. Located on Lunts Heath Road, the family-friendly…...
Plans to turn five-bed house into children's home withdrawn
2+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) The not-for-profit company had submitted plans to convert a house on the street into a children's home Plans to turn a house in Runcorn into a children’s home have been withdrawn. An application had been submitted to Halton Borough Council…...
New shops and garage development could bring jobs to Cheshire town
2+ week, 6+ day ago (182+ words) Plans have been lodged A development including an MOT garage and shops could bring new jobs to Runcorn. Plans have been submitted to Halton Council for a mixed-use development off Palace Fields Avenue. The site spans 1944 sq m on empty…...