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22 Kenhall Road Leigh WN7 2LR

A/26/100313/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Single storey side and rear extension

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Leigh South
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 22 Kenhall Road Leigh WN7 2LR. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 3 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Application details

Postcode
WN7 2LR
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026
Target decision date
13 April 2026
Permission expires
9 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Howard Bland 43 Alma Avenue Foulridge Colne BB8 7NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14621138
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bridgewater Canal, LeighPart of the site
  • 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, 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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