60 Tram Street Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5JG Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101126/LUCP - Lawful Use Certificate Proposed Refused

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of pergola Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
17 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 320 m away: The Wigan Flashes; SSSI 320 m away: Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss SSSI; Inside the Platt Bridge and Abram built-up area; Green belt 98 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £137,500 in May 2026. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

29 May 2026£137,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
6 January 2003£67,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Proposed
Postcode
WN2 5JG
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Abram
Parish
Hindley And Abram Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused LUC
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aspire Architectural Design
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Wigan's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 13% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
329decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15042682
Env. assessment
No
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wigan is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #216 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wigan decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #213 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #236 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #216 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #262 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
50 decided
708
Total decisions
109 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.