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The Woodlands Mill Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1QY

A/25/100232/HHRefused

Refused on 20 March 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Single storey rear extension with balcony above and external alterations at first floor to allow access following demolition of rear extension (Retrospective application)

Received
22 December 2025
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 53 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at The Woodlands Mill Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1QY. Wigan has handled 2,062 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 10 days quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 224 applications in total for the WN2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed balcony development at the rear of the dwelling will result in a loss of privacy and significant overlooking towards the adjoining occupants of The Poplars by virtue of its siting and design, adversely impacting upon their private amenity and quality of life. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, the objectives of the Supplementary Planning Document for House Extensions and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN2 1QY

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026

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.

Source: Wigan

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