18 Pickering Crescent, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2EX Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2025/00940/FULH
Date received
week of 28 Jul 2025
Decision date
week of 22 Sept 2025
Postcode
WA4 2EX

Description

Single storey font extension, two storey side/rear wrap around, rear single storey extension and loft conversion with dormer addition. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 18 Sept 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension was acceptable in principle, would protect character and amenity, and would not harm highway safety.
  • The parish council objected, while representations were heard in favour of the application.
  • The committee granted permission with conditions in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations, supporting speakers and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 18 Sept 2025.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £345,000 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 June 2025£345,000

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

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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.