Tesco Extra, TESCO EXTRA Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/01068/FUL - Full Planning
Date received
5 Sept 2026
Postcode
WA2 7NE
Type
Full Planning

Description

Proposed external alterations to an existing supermarket building comprising the installation of two new double door fire escape openings within the existing curtain walling. Works also include the replacement of an existing frosted glazed curtain wall panel with an insulated solid panel to facilitate the installation of ventilation louvres. No change of use is proposed, with the premises remaining within Use Class E. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,643decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Warrington to go on. Warrington decision record →

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Warrington AQMA 4 2016
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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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Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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