22 Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01232/CLDE - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) Pending Consideration
Change of use

Proposal

Confirmation that a former residential dwelling (Use Class C3) is in current lawful use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for 3-6 residents (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Warrington's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 11 Oct 2026.

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Documents 8

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Existing plans Existing/Proposed Plans · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Existing Plans · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Gas Safety Certificate.jpg Supporting/Supplementary Info · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF september 2026 assured periodic tenancy agreement - 22 dudley street, room 3, warrington, wa2 7bq - yusef sabah.docx.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF september 2026 assured periodic tenancy agreement - 22 dudley street, room 2, warrington, wa2 7bq - heera josan singh.docx.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF september 2026 assured periodic tenancy agreement - 22 dudley street, room 1, warrington, wa2 7bq - kristofer tajdari.docx.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF hmo licence conditions 2026.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

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 22 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £120,000 in November 2025. Terraced house, leasehold.

24 November 2025£120,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
24 November 2025£91,400Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
26 October 2001£35,000

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

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Postcode
WA2 7BQ
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Orford
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
2a Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ
Retrospective change of use of existing residential first floor to business usage.
2025/00064/FUL
2023 Approved
108 Forster Street, Orford, Warrington,
Discharge of Conditions 5(obscured window glazing), 12(window openings/restrictors), 13(r…
2023/01356/DISCON
2023 Approved
62 Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ
Proposed change of use from class C3 Dwellinghouse to class C4, 5 bed House of Multiple O…
2023/01230/CLDP
2023
108 Forster Street, Orford, Warrington,
Discharge of Condition 3 (Material schedule), Condition 4 (Windows/ door schedule & photo…
2023/00662/DISCON
2023 Approved
108 Forster Street, Orford, Warrington,
Change of use Class F1 (Church) to use Class C2 Residential Institution (comprising resid…
2023/00145/FUL
2022 Approved
108 Forster Street, Orford, Warrington,
CONVERSION OF CHURCH (USE CLASS F1) TO 8 NO. DWELLINGS (USE CLASS C3)
2022/41405
2020 Refused
108 Forster Street, Orford, Warrington,
Full Planning - Proposed conversion of existing Church with meeting rooms and ancillary O…
2020/38234
2019 Approved
168a Forster Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7AX
Class O Prior Approval- proposed Change of use from office to dwelling
2019/34969
2019
Dollingtons Fish Bar, 20 Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ
Discharge of conditions. Proposed discharge of Condition 3 - (Details of cooking equipmen…
2019/36132
2019 Approved
Scott Baker Properties, 15 - 17 Earl Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BH
Full Planning - Change of use of part of building to form HMO (Class C4) including extern…
2019/34449
2018 Refused
15-17, Earl Street, Warrington, Wa2 7bh,
Full Planning - Proposed Change of use of part of building to form HMO (Class C4) includi…
2018/33927
2018 Refused
168a Forster Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7AX
Full Planning - Proposed Change of Use from B1 offices/training centre to Class C4 Reside…
2018/33976
2018 Approved
15-17, EARL STREET, WARRINGTON, WA2 7BH
Class M Prior Approval - Proposed Change of use from Shop A1 to 2 dwellings C3 with exter…
2018/33608
2018 Approved
Dollingtons Fish Bar, 20 Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ
Full Planning - Proposed refurbishment of existing fish and chip shop (use class A5), two…
2018/33289
2018 Refused
Dollingtons Fish Bar, 20 Dudley Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BQ
Full Planning - Proposed 2 storey rear extension to accommodate separate access to flat a…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.