Golborne Congregational School Corner Of Tanners Lane High Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3AW Data via plota.co.uk

Pending A/26/101520/FULL
Extensions & alterations
Council
Wigan 2/10
Date received
14 Sept 2026
Date validated
2 Oct 2026
Postcode
WA3 3AW

Description

Replacement of 3 timber doors and 34 timber windows with UPVC doors and windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent extensions.

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
339decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Conservation area about 27 m away: Golborne Town Centre; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Historical activity at this location

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

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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