Lowton West Primary School Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101104/WTTPO - Work to Trees - TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T9 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement. T11 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement. T15 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement. T16 - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey. T17 - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey. T18 - Willow - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey. T23 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement. T24 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement. T25 - Willow - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey. T27 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth T30 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Location Plan Location Plan · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Miscellaneous · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Golborne built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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.

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Work to Trees - TPO
Postcode
WA3 2ED
Received
21 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Golborne And Lowton West
Parish
Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kenyon Cutters

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 24 days faster than Wigan's median of 62 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
50%go to committee

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15027744
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Removal of 5No. willow tress due to subsidence , reduction of oak trees by 3 meters overh…
A/25/100103/WTTPO
2018 Approved
Working Amendment Application for previously approved Application A/18/85326/LA - Amendme…
A/18/85326/NMAS
2018 Approved
To extend school to include single storey Link Corridor, a Hall Store extension and an ex…
A/18/85326/LA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
4 Laurel Grove Lowton Warrington WA3 2EE
Porch to front, extension to side and rear with chimney to rear and detached garage to si…
A/25/099541/HH
2021 Withdrawn
242 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 and 4 in respect of application…
A/21/90788/CON
2020 Approved
242 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side and rear
A/20/89631/HH
2020 Approved
415 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2JA
To extend dwellinghouse single storey to side and porch to front
A/20/88602/HH
2017 Approved
407 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2HZ
Erection of garden wall and gates to front (max height 1.32m) (Retrospective Application)
A/17/83982/HHRET
2016 Approved
242 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED
To retain railings above existing wall and new gate
A/16/82791/HHRET
2016 Approved
242 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED
To retain railings above existing wall and new gate
A/16/82791/HH
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