Land At Bank Quay Liverpool Road / Factory Lane, Warrington, WA5 1AB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01337/FULM - Full Planning (Major) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed Development of a Temporary Modular Data Centre and associated Infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from Warrington's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 22

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Warrington built-up area; Air quality management area 72 m away: Warrington AQMA 4 2016.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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 (Major)
Postcode
WA5 1AB
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
AXIS

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Warrington usually decides commercial and major works by day 78.

Day 2553 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
36%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Warrington in the last twelve months, from validation. Warrington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jan 2027
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