Unit C3, TRIDENT BUSINESS PARK Daten Avenue, Birchwood, Warrington Data via plota.co.uk

2025/00848/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use Class B2/B8 to a Sui Generis use for the operation of a dog day-care facility, including associated grooming services. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2025
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Validated
10 Jul 2025
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Approved
3 Sept 2025
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Appeal allowed
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Air quality management area 41 m away: Warrington AQMA No.1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Full Planning
Received
25 Jun 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Birchwood
Parish
Birchwood
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Appeal
Allowed · 30 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005223 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2025
Warrington
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#122 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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