Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Approved on 9 October 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions
Proposal
W1 ash , hawthorn , beech , sycamore tree line along the length of the boundary to the pub car park to be trimmed back by 2 metres to enable erection of a stock fence to deter commercial fly tipping from the car park
- Received
- 26 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 31 October 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- ReceivedReceived26 Aug
- ValidatedValidated26 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided9 Oct
Decided in 44 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 44 days, 3 weeks quicker 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. We hold 221 applications in total for the WN7 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- WN7 4RR
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 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 - 20266 Aug
1 Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 2 Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 3 Elder obstructing gate removal 4…
ApprovedApplicationA/26/101309/WTTPO
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