Peel has submitted plans to regenerate the 820-acre Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station in Warrington.
Peel NRE, Peel L&P’s natural resources and energy company, has handed documents to Warrington Borough Council to prepare the first phases of development at the northern part of the Widnes Road site, which will include the demolition of the four northern cooling towers.
Nearby administrative buildings and the former coal stockyard will also be demolished.
Peel bought the site of the former fossil-fuel power station in July this year from SSE. SSE decommissioned the plant in 2020.
Peel’s 10 to 15-year masterplan for the brownfield land includes proposals for industrial use as well as a new sustainable community in partnership with Peel L&P’s homebuilder Northstone, extensive new parkland and wildlife areas.
The Fiddler’s Ferry site, which also includes agricultural land, was identified in the 2021 version of the Warrington Local Plan for the development of around 250 acres for employment use and a minimum of 1,760 new homes.
Peel NRE’s development director, Kieran Tames, said: “The submission of these plans takes us a step closer to starting work to regenerate the former power station site.
“A public consultation on the first phase of our proposed development will also be taking place later in the year and we look forward to liaising closely with the local community to help shape our plans.”
Controlled explosions will be used to demolish the four, 115m-high concrete cooling towers. As much material as possible from the first phase demolition will be re-used on the site as engineering material for the redevelopment of the site.
Demolition is expected to start later this year and take up to a year to complete.
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