68 West Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Confirmation that existing use as 5 bed, 6 person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) is lawful Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Warrington's recent lawful development certificates.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 3
Checked on 13 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, 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £110,000 in March 2016. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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 (Existing)
- Postcode
- WA2 7BJ
- Received
- week of 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Orford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Dec 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Property With Andrew
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides lawful development certificates by day 52.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 2026
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: 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.
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