Peel pushes for 450 more Warrington homes with EIA submission
With three applications adding up to 460 homes already in the works across the borough, the firm is looking to nearly replicate that number with a single application for a site next to Culcheth High School.
Warrington Council has now validated the Environmental Impact Assessment screening report submitted by Peel’s advisor Turley for the Warrington Road site.
Peel’s 96-acre site is located to the north of Culcheth village, on land currently used for agricultural purposes. Mostly bound by fields, to the south lies the high school and residential areas located along Culcheth Hall Drive and Withington Avenue.
In terms of biodiversity, Turley’s EIA report said that the site “primarily comprises of low ecological value arable land, and there are no high quality or priority habitats present”.
Proposed uses for the land, along with housing, include a drop-off area for Culcheth High School, land for community/doctors/health centre, local convenience store, indoor sports, and outdoor courts/sports pitches with changing facilities. Landscaping, allotments and play areas are also included. Three storeys will be the maximum building height.
Primary vehicular access to the site during operation will be via Warrington Road, with a new drop-off point for the school provided from a new access road. Access to the public rights of way crossing the site will be retained as part of the development, and new routes will also be provided.
Only a relatively small part of the Peel land fronts Warrington Road, with the majority of the site’s footprint wrapping around the school land and the housing areas to the educational facility’s west.
This is far from the only development advancing in Culcheth – Redrow has also got the ball rolling on plans for around 450 homes off Hob Hey Lane with its own EIA screening report, while Story Homes last year secured a 194-home consent off Holcroft Lane, across the A-road from the Peel site.
Peel has zeroed in on Warrington this year, believing Grey Belt rules should allow the advancement of several landholdings. In July it submitted plans for 60 homes in Lymm, part of a 460-dwelling trio of schemes consulted on earlier this year, the others being in Hollins Green and Croft.
The Culcheth proposals can be viewed on Warrington Council’s planning portal, with the reference 2026/01201/SCR.
