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Lions Den, Holcroft Lane, Warrington, WA3 5AE

2009/15236Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 11 December 2009

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from a Barn to a Veterinary Practice (use class D1).

Received
21 September 2009
Ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft.DO NOT USE
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at LIONS DEN, HOLCROFT LANE, WARRINGTON, WA3 5AE. Warrington has handled 7,181 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Warrington's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,779 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 5AE
Application type
Full Planning
Parish
CULCHETH AND GLAZEBURY

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2009

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    9 Dec

    Discharge of conditions 3(Materials), 4(Preliminary Risk Assessment), 6(Construction Environment Management…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/01540/DISCON
  2. 2024
    23 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Access design and construction) on application 2024/00417/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions2024/01203/DISCON
  3. 2024
    3 Apr

    Temporary use of land for the siting of 3no. static caravans, associated hardstanding and the retention of a…

    ApprovedFull Planning2024/00417/FUL
  4. 2023
    19 Dec

    Erection of 4no. self-build detached dwellings and 2no. self/custom build apartments with associated…

    ApprovedFull Planning2023/01540/FUL
  5. 2016
    5 Jan

    Full Planning -Proposed Single Storey construction to rear of existing cattery building to provide 6 cat…

    ApprovedFull Planning2016/27210
  6. 2014
    12 Mar

    Householder - Proposed single storey bedroom extension.

    ApprovedFull Planning2014/23413

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