Car Licence Test Centre, Car Licence Test Centre, ORFORD COMMUNITY HUB Festival Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9EP Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Change of use of Orford Community Hub (Part of) from Office (Use Class E) to a Driving Test Centre (Use Class Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Planning committee
Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 23 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the limited expansion would not harm residential amenity, community users, visual character or highway safety.
- No objections were received from neighbours, and highways raised no objection subject to conditions.
- The committee approved the application with conditions in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.
Site constraints 3
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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Nearby activity
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.