St Vincents Rc Primary School Trustees, ST VINCENTS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PN Data via plota.co.uk

2025/01457/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Proposed extension to existing carpark to provide additional parking spaces Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Validated
29 Oct 2025
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Approved
28 Jan 2026

Approved on 28 Jan 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt 10 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
WA5 2PN
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Penketh and Cuerdley
Parish
Penketh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cunliffes Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 13 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

Comments by
6 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jan 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