Warrington Town Football Club, CANTILEVER PARK Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 2RS Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2025/01210/FULM
Date received
week of 20 Oct 2025
Decision date
week of 19 Jan 2026
Postcode
WA4 2RS
Leaseholder

Description

Two additional stands for 200 total seated spectators Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 15 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would not harm highways, visual or residential amenity, heritage, ecology or biodiversity, subject to conditions.
  • Four objections concerned parking, congestion, access to properties and existing parking controls; representations were also heard in favour.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer assessment, local concerns, committee representations and final decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 15 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Warrington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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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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

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