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

A/26/101104/WTTPO - Work to Trees - TPO Registered

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

Received
21 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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 performance
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