Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Approved on 15 October 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions
Proposal
1 Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 2 Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 3 Elder obstructing gate removal 4 Wild cherry obstructing gate removal 5 Sycamore overhanging branches access track crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metres ground clearance 6 Elder sapling obstructing access track removal 7 Elder sapling obstructing access track removal 8 Elder sapling obstructing access track removal 9 Elder sapling obstructing track, group of 6 saplings removal 10 Sycamore obstructing access track removal 11 Elder sapling obstructing access track removal 12 Sycamore damaged, dying back access track removal 13 Elder damaged, dying back, obstructing turning circle removal 14 Hawthorn obstructing turning circle removal 15 Hawthorn obstructing turning circle removal 16 Ash bare roots, unstable turning circle removal 17 Hawthorn obstructing turning circle removal 18 Ash obstructing turning circle removal 19 Ash obstructing turning circle removal 20 Ash obstructing turning circle removal 21 English Oak obstructing turning circle removal 22 Sycamore overhanging branches turning circle crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metre clearance from ground level
- Received
- 29 July 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 2 November 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided15 Oct
Decided in 70 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton. Wigan has handled 2,062 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 7 days longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Lowton East.
Application details
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Broome
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
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.
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Sep
we plan to reduce the overall overgrown nature of the area know as the plateu within the woods to try to…
PendingApplicationA/26/101508/WTTPO - 202626 Aug
W1 ash , hawthorn , beech , sycamore tree line along the length of the boundary to the pub car park to be…
ApprovedApplicationA/26/101424/WTTPO
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