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16 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL

2019/1036/PNHPrior Notification-Extension of dwellingApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 22 November 2019

Council decision: PNH Prior Approval NOT requiredPrior Notification 42 days

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension to dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 6m Maximum height of the extension - 4m Height of eaves of the extension - 2.5m

Received
15 October 2019
Decision level
Prior Notification 42 days
Ward
Wrightington
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 16 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 511 applications in total for the WN6 postcode area.

76% of outline applications at West Lancashire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WN6 9SL
Application type
Prior Notification-Extension of dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wrightington

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2019
Consultation expiry
21 November 2019
Consultation end
21 November 2019
Neighbour consultation start
29 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end
21 November 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
346 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RE

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: West LancashirePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Lancashire

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