704 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 6AU Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/01148/FUL - Full Planning
Change of useCommercial premises
Council
Warrington 5.5/10
Date received
3 Sept 2026
Postcode
WA3 6AU
Type
Full Planning

Description

Change of use of commercial land to garden space and inclusion within the curtilage of 704 Warrington Road Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,643decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Warrington to go on. Warrington decision record →

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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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Nearby new applications

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Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Householder - Erection of two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensi…
2021/39835
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
708 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 6AU
Remedial pruning to 5no. trees
2023/00473/TPO
2023 Approved
Risley Sub Station Next To 687 Warrington Road, Risley,warrington, WA3 6AY
Discharge of condition 5 (Landscaping and Bio-diversity scheme) on previously approved ap…
2023/00268/DISCON
2022 Approved
Risley Sub Station Next To 687 Warrington Road, Risley,warrington, WA3 6AY
Proposed mast with associated equipment
2022/41934
2021 Approved
696 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 6AU
Householder - Proposed single Storey Rear Extension, Single Storey Front Porch Extension…
2021/39381
2020 Approved
682 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 6AU
42 Day Householder Prior Approval - Proposed Rear extension to extend beyond the rear wal…
2020/38150
2019 Approved
St Modwen Developments, 687 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 6AY
Full Planning - Proposed Change of Use from Public House A4 to Offices B1 including exter…
2019/35300
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings