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145 Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SJ

A/26/101470/HHRefused

Refused on 6 November 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

First floor side extension and part two storey part single storey rear extension, including a front bay window, rear balcony, new front and side openings, and partial render to the front elevation

Received
3 September 2026
Public comments
4 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Orrell
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 44 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 145 Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SJ. 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 are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Orrell. We hold 248 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extensions to the side and rear, by virtue of the failure of the first -floor side extension to incorporate an appropriate set back from the principal elevation and lowered roofline, together with the scale, depth and massing of the two -storey rear extension, would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling. The cumulative form of development would appear overly dominant and v isually intrusive, resulting in material harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policy JP -P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy CP10 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy and the guidance contained within the Council's House Extensions Design Guide SPD.
  2. The proposed two -storey rear extension and first -floor balcony, by virtue of their sca le, siting and elevated relationship with neighbouring properties, would result in an unacceptable overbearing impact upon the occupiers of neighbouring properties, including Nos. 143 Moor Road and 8 Holgate Drive. Furthermore, the first -floor balcony would result in unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy through direct views towards the rear elevations, habitable room windows and private amenity spaces of neighbouring properties, including Nos. 6 and 8 Holgate Drive and Nos. 143 and 147 Moor Road. Th e proposal would therefore be detrimental to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and is contrary to Policy P3 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies CP10 and CP17 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy and the guidance contained within the Council's House Extensions Design Guide SPD. Statement under Article 3 5 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN5 8SJ
Parish
Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Emily Darnell

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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