Planning chiefs are due to decide whether to give the go-ahead to a huge warehouse and distribution centre amid concerns over issues such as traffic and proximity to housing.
Commercial Development Projects Ltd, based in Elland, West Yorkshire, has applied to build the structure at the 22-hectare "HBC Field" site off Lovels Way in Halebank, Widnes, bordered by Alstom rail works to the north. It's also close to residential areas south and east including Halebank Road, Baguley Avenue, and Clapgate Crescent.
Facilities would include the main distribution centre, an office, 181 trailer bays, 480 parking spaces, vehicle wash, security gatehouse and electricity substation. These would be distributed around the development site, measuring about 2.4 million sq ft in total, of which 545,000 sq ft would be employment floorspace.
