Warrington Primary Academy Trust, BRUCHE PRIMARY SCHOOL Seymour Drive, Poulton-with-fearnhead, Warrington, WA1 3TT Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Demolition of existing south buildings and erection of a new early years wing, along with the extension of the primary school to create an all-through school for 300no. new pupils, with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping, drainage... Data via plota.co.uk
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Planning committee
Decided by Warrington Development Management Committee on 11 Dec 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the school extension was acceptable and its effects could be controlled through conditions.
- Residents and the parish council raised concerns about parking, traffic, highways, amenity and the need for a secondary school.
- The committee approved the application with conditions and added requirements for bird boxes and complaints handling.
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's committee minutes of 11 Dec 2025.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 26 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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