Former DW Sports Site, 2 Bank Street, Warrington, WA1 2AS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 2no. 6-storey buildings comprising 240 affordable apartments (Use Class C3) together with an amenity garden, cycle and bin storage and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 215. The consultation period closed on 11 May 2026.
Planning committee
Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 21 May 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the sustainable town-centre scheme would provide affordable housing without unacceptable highway or residential amenity impacts.
- A ward councillor objected over the hospital’s ability to cope, while representations were heard in favour of the application.
- The committee approved the application with conditions and Section 106 contributions in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 21 May 2026.
Documents 86
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 28
Plans & drawings 52
Application forms 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 (Major)
- Postcode
- WA1 2AS
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Stantec
Decision outlook
Day 215, past the statutory target. 61% of commercial and major works in Warrington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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