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Land South Of Astor Drive, East Of Lichfield Avenue &, South Of Witherwin Avenue, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Wa4 3lg

2017/29929Outline Planning (Major)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission (Major) -Proposed residential development comprising up to 400 dwellings, including means of access, recreational open space and related infrastructure. All detailed matters other than means of access to the site are reserved for subsequent approval.

Received
2 March 2017
Decided
18 January 2018 · Approved subj. to Section 106 Agreement
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Grappenhall
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Jan

Decided in 314 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Warrington84% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Land South Of Astor Drive, East Of Lichfield Avenue &, South Of Witherwin Avenue, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Wa4 3lg,. Warrington has handled 1,082 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 322 days, 38 weeks longer than Warrington's median. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Grappenhall. We hold 6,003 applications in total for the WA4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2017/29929
Address
Land South Of Astor Drive, East Of Lichfield Avenue &, South Of Witherwin Avenue, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Wa4 3lg,
Postcode
WA4 3LG
Local Authority
Warrington
Application Type
Outline Planning (Major)
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
400
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Grappenhall
Parish
Grappenhall and Thelwall

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
110 Birchwood Boulevard, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QT
Agent Address
Second Floor, Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, WARRINGTON, WA3 6AE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 March 2017
Date Decided
18 January 2018
Date Validated
10 March 2017
Date Submitted
2 March 2017
Application Expires
22 January 2018
Decision Issued
22 January 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved subj. to Section 106 Agreement
Decided By
Full Planning Committee - Full Report
Statutory Period
318 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
534
Coordinates
53.364258, -2.551369
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Warrington

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Planning constraints

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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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