Highfield Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Single-storey extensions to sides and rear of existing detached single-storey dwelling. Refer to drawings ref: 356BD02 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £382,000 in November 2016. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Postcode
- WN8 7UA
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Matt Wood : Architect Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 29 days from validation, 27 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15084127
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15084127
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: 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.
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