2 Spruce Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2DG Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101244/LUCP - Lawful Use Certificate Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed garage conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

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

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

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

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 2 SPRUCE CLOSE PLOT PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT LOCATION PLAN AT 1-500 AND 1-1250 (4 PA Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ROBERTS (SPRUCE) - GDS 4684 - SUBMISSION PLANS - REV A Plans and Drawings · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 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 5

Last sold for £285,000 in April 2026. Detached house, freehold.

14 April 2026£285,000
10 September 2020£950Other property. A nominal price
16 December 2019£210,000Leasehold
3 September 2010£165,000Leasehold
13 October 2000£85,000Leasehold

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
WA3 2DG
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Lowton East
Parish
Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted LUC Proposed Use or Development
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Goldcrest Design Services Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 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.

Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15088993
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
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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

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