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44 Wateredge Close Leigh WN7 3UP

A/25/099851/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 23 March 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Incorporation of first floor along with Juliette balcony to rear and single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory

Received
15 October 2025
Public comments
1
Ward
Leigh South
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated14 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 129 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 44 Wateredge Close Leigh WN7 3UP. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 14 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Leigh South. We hold 221 applications in total for the WN7 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed first floor extension and two storey to rear by virtue of its design, position, scale, and contrasting external materials, fails to integrate with the established character and architectural identity of the host dwelling. As a result, the scheme represents an unbalanced, unsymmetrical, poor design that does not respect or reflect the character, materials, or proportions of the existing property. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CP10 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP P1 of the Places for Everyone Plan, the House Extensions Design Guide SPD, and the design objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN7 3UP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 November 2025
Consultation expiry
15 December 2025
Consultation start
14 November 2025
Consultation end
5 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 December 2025
Last date for comments
15 December 2025
Target decision date
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr D Mercer Sterling House 2-6 Market Place Atherton Manchester M46 0EG

Planning decision

Statutory period
126 days

Additional information

Documents
0
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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: Wigan

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