Outline planning permission granted for two Winsford commercial units

Up to 430,000 sq ft of commercial space in Winsford has been approved by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Outline planning permission was granted to build two extra units, just off Bostock Road, at Winsford Industrial Estate, which already supports more than 150 businesses.

The proposal was submitted by property firm Fisher German on behalf of DM France-Hayhurst Charitable Trust, which is the owner of the 16 acres of land where the expansion will take place.

Nial Casselden, associate partner in Fisher German’s planning department, spent more than three years giving strategic advice to the landowner on the land’s future use.

He said: “This has been a long term project that has seen us using our wide-ranging planning expertise to work with both the landowner and the council officers to get to this point, so we are delighted that we are now a step closer in helping this land realise its potential by meeting rising demand for commercial space.

“There were a number of technical matters that we had to overcome with this application, including road access, through to ecology and conservation, as well as noise impact – and we were all able to mitigate these by working closely with council officers throughout the process.”

Fisher German’s commercial development team have also been providing advice to the estate in relation to the onward delivery of the proposed buildings.