Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Proposal
we plan to reduce the overall overgrown nature of the area know as the plateu within the woods to try to encourage a meadow like space with more natural light passing through the canopy no trees within a 4 mtr distance form the existing boundary line will be worked so as not to impact the view of the wood from outside where possible any trees removed will be replaced on a 2 to 1 basis and used to reinforce or plug gaps in the existing boundary works - removal hawthorn h1 hawthorn h2 hawthorn h3 hawthorn h4 hawthorn h5 hawthorn h6 hawthorn h7 hawthorn h8 hawthorn h9 hawthorn h10 hawthorn h11 ash a13 sycamore S14 sycamore S15 ash A16 ash A17 works crown lifting to 4mtr from ground level oak o1 oak o2 oako3 crown thinning by 25% oak o1 oak o2 oako3 crown reduction to 12mtr oak o1 oak o2 oako3 works removal of all dead and hanging branches or trees
- Received
- 23 September 2026
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 4 November 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- ReceivedReceived23 Sep
- ValidatedValidated23 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application at Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton. Wigan has handled 2,062 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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
- 23 September 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.
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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.
- 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 - 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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