Warrington Rowing Club, WARRINGTON ROWING CLUB Howley Lane, Fairfield And Howley, Warrington, WA1 2DN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retention of two containers and proposed additional container within the car park to provide additional storage facilities for a temporary period of 3 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Committee
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 19 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the containers would provide temporary storage without permanent open-space loss or unacceptable impacts.
  • Representations were heard in favour, and no public or ward-councillor objections were received.
  • The committee approved the application subject to conditions, following the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, supporting views, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
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 25 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
WA1 2DN
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Fairfield and Howley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
23 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Butler Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 22 days faster than Warrington's median of 67 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 82% of commercial and major works here are.

42%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

Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Committee
19 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 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