Unit 4 Automation House Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AP
Proposal
Partial change of use of unit (Use Class B2) to use as a dog grooming salon (Sui Generis)
- Received
- 19 January 2026
- Decision due
- 20 April 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 14 October 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- ReceivedReceived19 Jan
- ValidatedValidated23 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date20 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 4 Automation House Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AP. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Lowton East. We hold 2,779 applications in total for the WA3 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
- WA3 2AP
- Application type
- Full Details
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 29 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 29 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14516508
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 1
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Wigan
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