Sankey Wasps, After School Club, BARROW HALL COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3TX Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01296/FUL - Full Planning Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of the existing single storey modular classroom building and installation of a replacement single storey modular classroom building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
week of 5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 13 Dec 2026, from Warrington's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 24

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Building

Floor area143 m² (1,539 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 102)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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
Full Planning
Postcode
WA5 3TX
Received
week of 5 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
Parish
Great Sankey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Warrington Borough Council

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides community buildings by day 66.

Day 1254 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
45%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 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

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.