55 Prestbury Drive, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2HZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01027/FULH - Full Planning (Householder) Approved

Proposal

Extend existing loft conversion with new flat roof dormers to the front and rear of the property and roof modifications to existing rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 127 m away: Woolston Eyes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £72,500 in June 2001. Semi-detached house, freehold.

22 June 2001£72,500

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

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning (Householder)
Postcode
WA4 2HZ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Lymm North and Thelwall
Parish
Grappenhall and Thelwall
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 14 days faster than Warrington's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
816decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 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.