20 Chapel Walk Lowton Warrington WA3 1EE Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101186/HH - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey rear extension together with external alterations to fenestration including render to all elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

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

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF WEB DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS Plans and Drawings · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026-PL-01 LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Golborne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 3

Last sold for £165,000 in May 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

6 May 2026£165,000
6 December 2002£85,000
16 May 1997£54,500

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
Householder
Postcode
WA3 1EE
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Lowton East
Parish
Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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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. Approved, as 87% 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.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15060128
Neighbours
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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