Land To Rear Of 57-91 Orford Road, Warrington, WA2 7SS Data via plota.co.uk

2024/00857/FUL - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Erection of five detached bungalows. New access (including turning head). Associated parking and private garden provision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jul 2024
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2024
✓
Committee
15 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
21 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed

Refused on 21 Oct 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 15 Oct 2025.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the homes, flood measures, layout, highways and biodiversity impacts were acceptable subject to conditions and an agreement.
  • Four neighbours and ward councillors raised concerns including flooding, ecology, privacy, access, garden size and highway safety.
  • The committee refused the application because the outdoor amenity space did not meet the 10-metre depth standard, particularly for plots 1 and 3.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 15 Oct 2025.

Documents 48

Plans & drawings 21

PDF Proposed Site and Roof Plan Amended Plans/Documents · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Amended Plans/Documents · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site and Roof Plan Superseded Drawings/Documents · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Superseded Drawings/Documents · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Amended Plans/Documents · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Off-site Post Intervention Map Amended Plans/Documents · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Off-site Baseline Map Amended Plans/Documents · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF On-site Post Intervention Map Amended Plans/Documents · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF On-Site Baseline Map Amended Plans/Documents · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Existing Plans · 4 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed site access and visibility splays Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Levels Plan Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Street Elevation Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Side Elevation Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Rear Elevation Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Side Elevation (South) Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Elevation Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Unit Plan Roof Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Unit Plan Ground Floor Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Proposed Plans · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
WA2 7SS
Received
9 Jul 2024
Validated
2 Sept 2024
Ward
Poulton South
Parish
Poulton with Fearnhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Sept 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
21 Oct 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
NUKO Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 414 days from validation, 328 days slower than Warrington's median of 86 for new homes. Refused, as 31% of new homes here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
19%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Sept 2025
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