1 Merlewood Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PG
Approved on 1 October 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions3 conditions
Proposal
Single storey extension to front with render to front elevation and two storey extension to side following demolition of existing garage
- Received
- 7 April 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Ward
- Astley
- ReceivedReceived7 Apr
- ValidatedValidated21 Apr
- Consult.Consultation21 May
- TargetTarget Date2 Oct
- DecidedDecided1 Oct
Decided in 163 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Merlewood Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PG. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 177 days, 16 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Astley. We hold 153 applications in total for the M29 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
- M29 7PG
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Tyldesley And Astley Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 21 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 2 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Mr Neil Hutchinson 121 Park Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Vicky Morley
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14835911
- 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.
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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