Land North Of Culcheth Land North Of Culcheth, Warrington, WA4 6DN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01201/SCR - Screening Opinion Pending Consideration

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion - Proposal for up to 450 homes. Note- this is not an application for planning permission. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 7 Jan 2027, from Warrington's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Screening Opinion
Postcode
WA4 6DN
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Parish
Culcheth and Glazebury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides new homes by day 86.

Day 3056 days to the predicted decision (day 86)
29%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
19%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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