70 Stansfield Drive, Warrington, WA4 3EA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00994/CLDP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 03:18

Application progress

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Received

30 Jul 2026

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Approved

23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Also on the record

Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1

Last sold for £299,950 in June 2003. Detached house, freehold.

23 June 2003£299,950New build

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

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms

Built2003 to 2006

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Warrington
Application type: Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode: WA4 3EA
Received: 30 Jul 2026
Validated: 30 Jul 2026
Ward: Grappenhall
Parish: Grappenhall and Thelwall
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Sept 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 23 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: James Burton Architectural Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

This one55d

Council55d

UK55d

74%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

819decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 24 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023

1 Keepers Road, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3HD

Single storey extension to side and rear elevations (retrospective).

2023/00434/FULH 31 Mar 2023

2022 Approved

32 Stansfield Drive, Warrington, WA4 3EA

Proposed single storey side extension and associated internal alterations

2022/41901 25 Nov 2022

2021 Approved

Warrington Borough Council, Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School Stansfield Drive, Warrington, WA4 3EA

Full Planning (Major) - Extensions to the Primary School together with external works inc…

2021/39824 15 Oct 2021

2020 Approved

3 Bretland Drive, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3TD

Householder Prior Approval - Proposed single storey rear extension to extend beyond the r…

2020/37039 3 Jul 2020

2019 Approved

Warrington Borough Council, Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School Stansfield Drive, Warrington, WA4 3EA

Lawful Development Certificate (Section 192) - Proposed replacement of current tiled roof…

2019/35755 4 Feb 2020

2017 Approved

24 Bretland Drive, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3TD

Householder-Proposed Single Storey Kitchen Extension to Rear Elevation

2017/30403 28 Jun 2017

2016 Approved

48, STANSFIELD DRIVE, GRAPPENHALL AND THELWALL, WARRINGTON, WA4 3EA

Lawful Development Certificate (Section 192 Certificate) - Proposed Orangery at rear

2016/28676 31 Aug 2016

2016 Approved

3 Keepers Road, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3HD

Householder - Proposed single storey kitchen/family room extension to rear elevation

2016/27288 10 Mar 2016

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.