39 Elm Tree Road, Lymm, Warrington, Lymm, WA13 0NJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01016/PIP - Permission In Principle Approved

Proposal

Proposed 1 no. detached house and detached garage with access from Elm Tree Road via existing access to no 39 Elm Tree Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Lymm built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building 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 2

Last sold for £840,000 in November 2015. Detached house, freehold.

30 November 2015£840,000
14 December 2004£495,000

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

Building

Floor area285 m² (3,068 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2013, 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
WA13 0NJ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Lymm South
Parish
Lymm
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DMA Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 46 days faster than Warrington's median of 81 for new homes. Approved, as 66% of new homes here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
18%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
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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.

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.