Planning appeal decision
Land off Newton Road, Winwick, Warrington, Lancashire, WA2 8SH
Planning appeal 3372976 at Land off Newton Road, Winwick, Warrington, Lancashire, WA2 8SH (Warrington Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Gravett R, by written representations.
Proposed agricultural building on agricultural land
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Gravett R
- Postcode
- WA2 8SH
What decided it
The applicant's voluntary agreement to an extension of time, combined with the Council's reasonable requests for clarification and additional information to assess whether the buildings qualified as agricultural development, meant that unreasonable behaviour resulting in unnecessary or wasted expense had not occurred.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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