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1 Southdene Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7PQ

2026/0102/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling

Received
6 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural North East Ward
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 1 Southdene Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7PQ. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer 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. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Rural North East Ward. We hold 347 applications in total for the WN8 postcode area.

87% of full 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extensions, by reason of their scale, massing, footprint, and design, would result in a disproportionate and visually dominant form of development that fails to respect the character, appearance, and roof form of the host dwelling and the surrounding area. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed development would be safe from flooding or would not increase flood risk elsewhere. In the absence of a satisfactory Flood Risk Assessment and drainage strategy, the proposal fails to comply with Policy EN2 and IF2 of the West Lancashire Local Plan and Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN8 7PQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Parbold

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation start
18 February 2026
Consultation end
11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gary Morris
Agent address
7 Kendal Close Rainford Rainford, St. Helens WA11 7LG

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683781
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: West LancashireNext to the site

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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