7 Clement Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0PT Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101572/LUCP - Lawful Use Certificate Proposed Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormer to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Wigan's recent extensions.

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Atherton built-up area; Conservation area about 95 m away: Howe Bridge, Atherton; Flood defence about 46 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat about 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £90,000 in July 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

29 July 2016£90,000

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
M46 0PT
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Atherton South And Lilford
Parish
Atherton Township
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
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.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2026
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.