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331 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD

A/26/100574/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 19 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Two storey extension to rear with dormer window, hip to gable roof alteration and external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage and outrigger to rear

Received
6 March 2026
Ward
Wigan Central
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 331 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 11 days longer than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in the Green Hill, Wigan conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Wigan Central. We hold 231 applications in total for the WN1 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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Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of its scale, siting and design, the hip to gable roof alteration proposed to the host dwelling would not be in keeping with the character and appearance of the property or the wider area and would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Green Hill Conservation Area. In addition, the proposed two storey extension and second floor dormer would, by virtue of its fenestration design, roof forms, scale and height, present as a non-subordinate addition that does not respect the visual characteristics of the host dwelling or street scene. There are no public benefits to outweigh the harm identified. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies JP-P1 and JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policies CP10 and CP11 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, saved Policy EV4A of the Wigan Unitary Development Plan, the House Extensions Design Guide and the heritage and design objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. By virtue of its siting and the difference in ground levels, the proposed second floor dormer would result in an unacceptable loss of privacy and overlooking of the habitable room windows and private garden space of number 10 Broomhey Avenue, to the detriment of the occupants' residential amenity. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, the House Extensions Design Guide and the residential amenity objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN1 2RD
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wigan North

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
24 April 2026
Consultation start
31 March 2026
Consultation end
21 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 April 2026
Last date for comments
24 April 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Jim Brown 2A Hawthorn Avenue Standish WN1 2ST

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
21 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14759879
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Green Hill, 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, 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.

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