Cheshire Stone, 298 Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 8HZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00617/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

External alterations including recladding of all first floor elevations in vertical timber cladding, render to ground floor elevations (amended description). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Validated
29 May 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Flood defence about 18 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Air quality management area about 19 m away: Warrington AQMA 4 2016.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £315,000 in November 2019. Other property, leasehold.

15 November 2019£315,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
WA2 8HZ
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
RPA Dental

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 10 days slower than Warrington's median of 67 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 82% of commercial and major works here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.