49 Queen Street Orrell Wigan WN5 0AE
Refused on 31 March 2026
Proposal
Conversion of attached double garage and lounge area to form a separate self-contained one-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3), including installation of new windows and doors and associated internal alterations
- Received
- 4 December 2025
- ReceivedReceived4 Dec
- ValidatedValidated14 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Mar
Decided in 76 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a garage at 49 Queen Street Orrell Wigan WN5 0AE. Wigan has handled 2,062 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 13 days longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 248 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposed development is devoid of any meaningful external amenity provision. The severe lack of such provision results in a substandard form of residential accommodation, creating a poor outlook for residents from the bedroom, resulting in a lack of privacy and lack of space for residents to enjoy outside space. As a consequence, the subdivision of the existing property, results in overdevelopment, and is in conflict with Policies CP10 and CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy JP-H3 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, together with the Council's 'Design Guide for Residential Development' Supplementary Planning Document and the amenity objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WN5 0AE
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 January 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Wigan
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