Planning application
BLAKELEY FARM Wigshaw Lane, Warrington, WA3 4AG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conformation of existing Use as storage (B8)
As published by the council, reference 2026/00398/CLDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/00398/CLDE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
- Parish
- Croft
- Postcode
- WA3 4AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Warrington
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
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BLAKELEY FARM Wigshaw Lane, Warrington, WA3 4AG
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Status unknown Full applications -
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Decision due ~21 Jul
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163 Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7BB
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163 Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7BB
Decision due ~22 Jul
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