Correspondence

Called-in decision: Heath Business and Technical Park, Heath Road South, Runcorn, Cheshire (ref: 3352472 - 9 March 2026)

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a called-in application.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 9 March 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Called-in decision: Heath Business and Technical Park, Heath Road South, Runcorn, Cheshire (ref: 3352472 - 9 March 2026)

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Details

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report, with redactions, for a called-in application for:

• up to 545 residential units including dwellinghouses (use class C3) and senior living and extra care (use class C2) with ancillary car and cycle parking
• ancillary floorspace for flexible E use classes (including office, conference centre, retail, leisure [including food and beverage]), F2 use classes (including meeting places for the local community), and a hotel (use class C1)
• sui generis use classes including STEAM spaces, a drinking establishment and a vertical farm
• the principle of highways access and servicing arrangements
• infrastructure provision, inclusive of a new living machine (emerging wastewater treatment technology), and all other associated works including re-configuration of existing building on site, landscaping, public realm, and biodiversity improvements, in accordance with application ref 22/00569/OUT, dated 23 March 2024.

The unredacted decision letter and Inspector’s Report were sent only to parties listed in Schedule 2 of the s.321 direction. Further information is provided at paragraph 5 of the decision letter.

Published 9 March 2026