Warrington planning committee decisions
30 decisions from the committee's minutes, 18 Sep 2025 to 13 Aug 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
3.3% decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 156th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 30
- Approved
- 93.3%
- Against officer advice
- 3.3%
- Meetings
- 10
How Warrington compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 154 | South Cambridgeshire | 3.4% | 1 of 29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Chester | 3.3% | 1 of 30 |
| 156 | Warrington | 3.3% | 1 of 30 |
| 157 | Lambeth | 3% | 1 of 33 |
| 158 | Winchester | 2.9% | 1 of 34 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Warrington's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 96.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 93.3%, 3.3 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Warrington is close to that.
Over the 30 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
93.3% approved and 6.7% refused. Warrington's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| May 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
1 of 30 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Warrington's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
August 2026 1
May 2026 2
- 240 affordable apartmentsFormer DW Sports Site, 2 Bank Street, WarringtonApproved
- Garage conversion and extension35 Gairloch Close, Poulton-with-fearnhead, WarringtonApproved
April 2026 7
- Barn retention41 Rushgreen Road, Lymm, Warrington, LymmRefused
- Three covered padel courtsLand At Birchwood Community Hub, Benson Road, WarringtonApproved
- Driving test centre expansionCar Licence Test Centre, Car Licence Test Centre, ORFORD COMMUNITY HUB Festival Avenue, Orford, WarringtonApproved
- Two dwellings from barnsCANAL BANK FARM Canal Side, Grappenhall And Thelwall, WarringtonApproved
- One custom-build dwellingKENYON FARM Heath Lane, Croft, WarringtonApproved
- Three self-build homes1 Light Oaks Road, Culcheth And Glazebury, WarringtonApproved
- Children’s residential care home82 Vermont Close, Great Sankey, WarringtonApproved
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