260A Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101116/HH - Householder Refused

Proposal

Single storey rear extension and two-storey rear extension, including balcony at first floor together with increase in ridge height and removal of chimneys Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:40

Application progress

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Received

23 Jun 2026

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Validated

13 Aug 2026

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Consultation

24 Aug 2026

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Refused

7 Oct 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 3

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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Also on the record

Inside the Orrell built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

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Important details

Council: Wigan
Application type: Householder
Postcode: WN5 8QZ
Received: 23 Jun 2026
Validated: 13 Aug 2026
Ward: Orrell
Parish: Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Oct 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 7 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

This one55d

Council55d

UK55d

64%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

394decided 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 24 Aug 2026
Consultation: 24 Aug 2026
Comments by: 22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

8 Spencers Lane Orrell WN5 8RA

To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side over garage

A/20/90160/HH 23 Dec 2020

2020 Approved

276 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ

Proposed single storey rear extension with internal and external alterations

A/20/89918/HH 4 Nov 2020

2020 Approved

298 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ

Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/2…

A/20/89849/CON 23 Sep 2020

2017 Approved

270 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ

Single storey to rear with a projection of 4.4m, overall height of 3m

A/17/84125/PDE 26 Jun 2017

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

260A Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 9

Application forms 1

Site constraints 3

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