Birchwood planning approval rate
Birchwood ward in Warrington has a 91.5% approval rate based on 295 planning decisions. Warrington overall: 85.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.5%
ward approval rate
295
Decisions
270
Approved
25
Refused
85.8%
Warrington average
Birchwood is 5.7 percentage points above the Warrington average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Birchwood compares
Birchwood ward
91.5%
Warrington overall
85.8%
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Recent decisions in Birchwood
Proposed coffee drive thru café (Sui Generis use ), vehicle & cycle parking and · 2026-09-21
Single storey side and rear extension and front porch extension · 2026-09-14
Refurbishment of roof pitched roof wings. · 2026-08-24
First floor side extension and single-storey rear extension · 2026-08-17
Construction of a 9,112sqm warehouse unit (Use Classes B8) with associated parki · 2026-08-03
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other wards in Warrington
Appleton (86.6%)
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft (83.7%)
Bewsey and Whitecross (86.4%)
Lymm South (85.7%)
Grappenhall (89.6%)
Stockton Heath (88.3%)
Rixton and Woolston (84.8%)
Penketh and Cuerdley (87.6%)
Burtonwood and Winwick (85.0%)
Lymm North and Thelwall (80.4%)
Lymm North & Thelwall (90.0%)
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall (91.8%)