PLANS to reconfigure a Travis Perkins site have been approved.

An application proposing the reconfiguration of site layout including car parking, servicing area and external storage, installation of 2.4 metre perimeter gates and fencing, and installation of a three metre gate and fencing to the tool hire compound at the site came before the development management committee on Thursday.

The site is on Farrell Street.

The application was approved, subject to conditions.

A report to the committee said the application site consists of a Travis Perkins builders merchant yard accessed via a short lane emanating from Farrell Street.

It added: “There are residential properties to the north west of the site on Helsby Street and Glazebrook Street, Warrington Cemetery is to the north east and east and south east there is a designated local wildlife site known as the Twiggeries, St. Elphin’s Fairfield primary school is to the west and there is public right of way between the school and the site boundary. There are nonresidential units on the opposite side of Farrell Street.

“The application seeks to reconfigure the existing internal site layout, servicing area and outdoor rack storage. This will add an additional vehicular entrance south west of the existing allowing for an internal circuit and a HGV servicing zone added.

“Existing parking within the site close to the former access at Helsby Street is proposed to be replaced with outdoor storage with a maximum height of 5.5m.

“The proposed works would see the introduction of a new vehicular entrance into the site and the formalisation of the car parking area which is to have 17 car parking spaces for staff and a dedicated pedestrian route to the site.

“The proposed works to the internal lay out, the boundary wall, access and the associated car park at the Travis Perkins builders merchant site is considered to be acceptable in principle, its impact to residential and visual amenity, highway safety and will not impact upon the adjacent designated local wildlife site.”