16 Launceston Drive, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2ND

2026/01116/FULFull PlanningPending Decision

Full

Proposal

Change of use of existing garage attached to the side of the dwelling to a chiropractic clinic operated by a single practitioner, including internal alterations to form a single treatment room and a WC; raising of the internal floor level; and alterations to the front elevation comprising removal of the electric roller shutter door and the formation of a pedestrian door and window

Received (week of): 7 September 2026
Council: Warrington Borough Council
Ward: Penketh and Cuerdley

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

ReceivedReceived (week of)7 Sep
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8 weeks typical decision time in Warrington84% of applications approved

This is a planning application for a garage at 16 Launceston Drive, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2ND. Warrington has handled 31 applications of this type and approves 67% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Penketh and Cuerdley. We hold 279 applications in total for the WA5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

2026/01116/FUL

Address

16 Launceston Drive, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2ND

Postcode

WA5 2ND

Local Authority

Warrington

Application Type

Full Planning

Decision Status

Undecided

Ward

Penketh and Cuerdley

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Received

Week of 7 September 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

53.381910, -2.659569

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

© 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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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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