BEECH HOUSE Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01339/TPOCA - TPO Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Nov 2026, from Warrington's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photographs and photomontages Photos/Imagery · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Thelwall Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 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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Other new applications on this street

22 Oct 2026Pending

Little Manor, LITTLE MANOR Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SX

Remedial works to 1no. tree

2026/01390/TPOCA

Nearby new applications

22 Oct 2026Pending

Little Manor, LITTLE MANOR Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SX

Remedial works to 1no. tree

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9 Oct 2026Pending

MASSEY HALL Half Acre Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3JE

Remedial works to no.4 groups of trees

2026/01351/TPO
5 Oct 2026Pending

3, BROOKSIDE COTTAGES Thelwall New Road, Warrington, WA4 2SR

Remedial works to Laylandi Trees

2026/01328/TPOCA
25 Sept 2026Pending

5 Gateley Close, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2WN

Remedial works to 3 No. Trees

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16 Sept 2026Pending

14 Village Close, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2ST

First floor side extension and two storey rear extension, together with a front ...

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7 Sept 2026Approved

CHAIGLEY SCHOOL, LYMM ROAD, THELWALL, WARRINGTON, WA4 2TE

Proposed remedial works and felling to trees

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
TPO Conservation Area
Postcode
WA4 2SY
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Lymm North and Thelwall
Parish
Grappenhall and Thelwall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Beechwood Industries

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 54.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
129decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Glengarth Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Fell x2 no. Trees
2025/01101/TPOCA
2025 Approved
Dolphin Cottage Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Fell 1 No. Tree
2025/00545/TPOCA
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
x2 Fell
2022/42283
2021 Approved
Land To The Rear Of, Amberley, Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, Wa4 2sy,
Proposed felling of 1 no. tree
2021/40292
2021 Approved
4 Bridge House Mews, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2AA
Trees in a Conservation area - Remedial pruning to 2 no. trees and felling of 1 no. tree.
2021/38940
2021 Approved
3 Bridge House Mews, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2AA
Householder - Proposed detached outbuilding
2021/38991
2019 Approved
Glengarth Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Trees in a Conservation Area - Proposed tree works to four trees in rear garden as follow…
2019/35597
2019 Approved
2, Bridge House Barns Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
TPO Conservation Area - Proposed removal of 4 large Willow trees with large lesions, two…
2019/34629
2018 Approved
Ivy Cottage Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Works to Trees Covered by Tree Preservation Order - Works proposed to T1 - Leaming Pine w…
2018/33460
2018 Approved
Braycrest Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Householder - Proposed hipped roof over existing garage and retrospective consent for ins…
2018/32615
2018 Approved
BRAYCREST, BELL LANE, GRAPPENHALL AND THELWALL, WARRINGTON, WA4 2SY
Non Material Amendment - Proposed 2 obscure glazed window to side and hipped roof over ga…
2018/32505
2017 Approved
4, Bridge House Mews, (plot 1 Bridge House Site), Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, Wa4 2aa,
Householder - Proposed erection of new acoustic fence to boundary
2017/30206
2017 Approved
Braycrest Bell Lane, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2SY
Full Planning - Proposed first floor extension to side
2017/29845
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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