20 Brownlow Lane Billinge Wigan WN5 7EY
Refused on 23 March 2026
Council decision: GPD Prior Approval Required and REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Additional storey to the principal roof of an existing detached bungalow, increasing height to 7.28m
- Received
- 21 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Orrell
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated27 Jan
- Consult.Consultation18 Feb
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application at 20 Brownlow Lane Billinge Wigan WN5 7EY. Wigan has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Orrell. We hold 250 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.
73% of outline 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
- The proposed first floor addition, as detailed on the submitted plans would create additional height and mass to the host property. Due to the current interface distance and relationship with existing properties to the south, the additional mass would create an overbearing addition which would adversely impact on the outlook and living arrangements from the rear views of properties addressed 2 and 4 Brownlow Lane. The development is not acceptable on amenity grounds, contrary to the amenity objectives set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The development therefore fails to comply with Condition AA.2 (3)(a)(i) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WN5 7EY
- Application type
- Prior Approval for Addition Storeys
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 18 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mrs Katie Lewis-Pierpoint The Stables Heapey Fold Estate Higher House Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9BU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Site constraints
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.
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