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2026/00077/FULM - Full Planning (Major) Approved

Proposal

The re-development of the site to deliver an industrial building (including ancillary office accommodation) together with associated infrastructure and works (including vehicular accesses, internal roads, yard areas, parking, hard and soft landscaping and drainage works) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Validated
13 Feb 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 58

Decision & officer reports 1

Plans & drawings 31

PDF Remediation Strategy Environmental Reports/Plans · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Draft Section 106 Agreement S106 Documents View ↗ PDF EV-charger-Specifications-22-04-26 Highways Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-SI01-ZZ-DR-A-0795-C02-Proposed-Site-Finishes-Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-SI01-ZZ-DR-A-0792-C02-Proposed-Cycle-Shelter-Plan-El Highways Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-SI01-ZZ-DR-A-0791-C02-Proposed-Boundary-Treatments-Pla Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-SI01-ZZ-DR-A-0691-C03-Proposed-Site-Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-SI01-ZZ-DR-A-0691-C02-Proposed-Site-Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF 22465-UMC-0100-ZZ-DR-A-1391-C02-Proposed-Elevations. Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF 2490-BCA-XX-00-DR-L-1011-P03-LandscapeProposalPlan-27-03-2026 Landscaping Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Framework Travel Plan Highways Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Ground Investigation Report Environmental Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Landscape Plan Landscaping Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Supplementary Ground Investigation Report Environmental Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Warehouse - Floor Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Finished Levels - Sheet 2 Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Finished Levels - Sheet 1 Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Gatehouse - Floor Plans and Elevations Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Finishes Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Sub Station - Plan & Elevations Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Typical Bin Store and Plant Compound - Plan and Elevations Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Typical Cycle Shelter - Plan & Elevations Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Boundary Treatment Plan Landscaping Reports/Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Layout Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Existing Site Layout Plan Existing Plans View ↗ PDF Location Plan Existing Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Offices - Floor Plans Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan Proposed Plans View ↗ PDF Soft Landscape Works Maintenance and Management Plan Landscaping Reports/Plans View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning (Major)
Postcode
WA1 4RF
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Rixton and Woolston
Parish
Woolston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 166 days from validation, 88 days slower than Warrington's median of 78 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 82% of commercial and major works here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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