Padgate Medical Centre, 12 Station Road, Poulton-with-fearnhead, Warrington, WA2 0RX Data via plota.co.uk

2025/01767/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Temporary Accommodation to provide 3 additional Consulting Rooms for Padgate Medical Centre and associated alteration to existing car parking for a period of 2 years. (amended description). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Committee
15 Jan 2026
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Approved
week of 26 Jan 2026

Approved in the week of 26 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 15 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary rooms would address a healthcare shortfall without unacceptable effects, subject to conditions.
  • Residents raised concerns about appearance, parking, flooding and the suitability of the car park for heavy vehicles.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, representations, committee discussion and decision.

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

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. 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 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
Postcode
WA2 0RX
Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Poulton North
Parish
Poulton with Fearnhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
week of 26 Jan 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Totty Partnership

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
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