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3 Pennington Close Aspull Wigan WN2 2SP

A/25/100050/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 26 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Remodelling of existing dwelling including two-storey side extension following demolition of existing garage and part two-storey part single-storey rear extension, along with partial render, timber cladding and external alterations to existing dwelling

Received
21 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aspull New Springs Whelley
  1. Received21 Nov
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.16 Jan
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 70 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 3 Pennington Close Aspull Wigan WN2 2SP. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 5 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 224 applications in total for the WN2 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. By virtue of their scale, mass, design and materials, the proposed extensions and alterations would not be in keeping with the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the wider street scene, to the detriment of the visual amenity of the area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CP10 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Plan, the design objectives of the Supplementary Planning Document for House Extensions and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development would result in a disproportionate addition to the original dwelling, which would detrimentally impact on the openness of the Green Belt, and therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is, by definition, harmful and is given substantial weight. Other harm would be caused due to the proposed development having a detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the area. No other considerations have been identified to clearly outweigh the identified harm, therefore very special circumstances do not exist in this instance. On this basis the proposal is contrary to Policy JP-G9 of the Places for Everyone Plan, Policy GB1B of the saved Wigan Unitary Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN2 2SP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Standish Aspull And Shevington Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
16 January 2026
Last date for comments
16 January 2026
Target decision date
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Waseem Azam 213 Preston Road Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PS

Planning decision

Statutory period
71 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14508123
Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Wigan
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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