1, ELM COTTAGE Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00955/VARC - Variation of Conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Removal of condition no. 5 (private recreational use) attached to planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice - Planning Apps Decision Notice · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Statement v1 2607002.pdf Planning Statement · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 8338300 (3).pdf Existing Plans · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF 8294759 (5).jpg Supporting/Supplementary Info · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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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Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat about 6 m away: Traditional orchard; Inside the Moore built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Variation of Conditions
Postcode
WA4 5LS
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Groves Town Planning

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Withdrawn
Full Planning - Proposed single storey agricultural storage barn
2017/31460
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Braeside Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Proposed fell of x1 tree
2025/01007/TPO
2024 Approved
White Oaks Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Remedial pruning to x1 no. Tree (oak)
2024/01199/TPO
2022 Approved
White Oaks Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Proposed remedial works to tree x1 (within G6 TPO18)
2022/41137
2021 Approved
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Discharge of condition - Proposed Discharge of conditions 5(Samples of facing materials)…
2021/39718
2020 Withdrawn
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Full Planning - Demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and the construction of a…
2020/36628
2020 Approved
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Full Planning - Demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and three detached outbuil…
2020/37211
2020 Approved
Woodlands Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO - Beech , Proposed Fell
2020/37220
2017 Decided
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO - T2 - Beech - Damage to base and main stem. Dieback in upper canopy. Significant pas…
2017/31663
2019 Approved
Woodlands Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO - Proposed tree works to G1 Neighbouring side boundary beech hedge - cut back all ove…
2019/36065
2018 Approved
Land To The Rear Of, 1, Elm Cottage, Hobb Lane, Walton, Wa4 5ls,
Full Planning - Proposed erection of single storey hay barn
2018/32277
2018 Approved
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Variation of Condition - Proposed Variation of Condition 9 (Tree preservation orders) on…
2018/32926
2018 Approved
The Barn Elms Farm, Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, Wa4 5ls,
TPO - 1Lime (Red Circle) - Overly mature, Proposed removal of Deadwood and Crown Tidy/Thi…
2018/32619
2018 Refused
The Barn, Elms Farm, Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, Wa4 5ls,
TPO - Lime, Proposed fell
2018/32152
2017 Approved
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Full Planning - Proposed Demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling and two-storey de…
2017/31850
2017 Approved
Parkside Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO - T1 Beech - Proposed crown lift to clear roof space over garage
2017/31665
2017 Withdrawn
Parkside Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO - 1 Beech - carry out approximately 20% crown thinning to increase wind and light per…
2017/31579
2017 Approved
White Oaks Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
TPO-T1 Oak - Proposed Crown lift to clear highway and weight reduce low heavy limbs over…
2017/30746
2017 Refused
Woodlands Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Householder - Proposed single storey rear infill extension with roof light lantern in the…
2017/30446
2017 Approved
White House Hobb Lane, Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LS
Works to Trees Covered by TPO 18- Beech directional prune to gain 3m clearance from LV po…
2017/30140
2016 Approved
THE CHESTNUTS, HOBB LANE, WALTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5LS
Householder - Proposed two storey side, part two part single storey rear extension with h…
2016/28966
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings