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Bents Garden Centre, Warrington Road, Leigh End, Glazebury, WARRINGTON, WA3 5NT

2004/04044Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 9 March 2005

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Re-development of garden centre comprising retention of existing restaurant (retrospective); closure of an existing highways access and alterations to two existing highways accesses; demolition of buildings and erection of extension; erection of glasshouse over plant sales area; erection of open sided canopies; erection of buildings for mini farm, nature centre and falconry; the laying out of an open sales area, service area; internal access roads; landscaped area and adventure play area.

Received
3 September 2004
Ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft.DO NOT USE
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bents Garden Centre, Warrington Road, Leigh End, Glazebury, WARRINGTON, WA3 5NT. Warrington has handled 7,181 applications of this type. This one was decided in 187 days, 19 weeks longer than Warrington's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,776 applications in total for the WA3 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Warrington Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WA3 5NT
Application type
Full Planning
Parish
CULCHETH/GLAZEBURY

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Grove House, 1, Loves Grove, Worcester, WR1 3BU

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2011
    13 Jun

    Proposed amendments to plans approved under planning permission reference 2004/04044

    ApprovedFull Planning (Major)Related2011/18378
  2. 2004
    3 Sep

    Re-development of garden centre comprising retention of existing restaurant (retrospective); closure of an…

    This applicationApprovedFull2004/04044

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