CARR HOUSE FARM Broad Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3ET Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00636/AGR - Prior Approval (Agricultural or forestry) Approved

Proposal

Proposed agricultural building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Conservation area 76 m away: Grappenhall Village; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Prior Approval (Agricultural or forestry)
Postcode
WA4 3ET
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Grappenhall
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval is not required
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Selby Rural Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 9 days faster than Warrington's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 80% of prior approvals here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
82decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Warrington is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #72 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Warrington is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 80% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Warrington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #267 of 296
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #279 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #72 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #51 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
45 decided
883
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026