1 Bank Street, Bewsey And Whitecross, Warrington, WA1 2AP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00929/OUTM - Outline Planning (Major) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed erection of a nine to eleven storey development to accommodate 90 residential dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Warrington's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 45

Statements & assessments 20

PDF Crime Impact Statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Affordable housing statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment Supporting/Supplementary Info · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report Ecology Reports/Plans · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Strategy_Issue 2 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 9 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 8 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 7 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 6 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 5 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 4 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 3 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 2 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement 1 Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage documentation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise impact assessment Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree survey Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Warrington AQMA 4 2016
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,000,000 in July 2021. Other property, freehold.

26 July 2021£1,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Warrington
Application type
Outline Planning (Major)
Postcode
WA1 2AP
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Falconer Chester Hall Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 91-day target. Warrington usually decides new homes by day 86.

Day 5338 days to the 91-day target
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
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.