25 Chandler Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2LR Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100732/HH - Householder Refused

Proposal

Part single storey, part two storey extension to side and rear with external alterations to fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Oct 2026, 13:10

Application progress

✓

Received

7 Apr 2026

✓

Consultation

20 Apr 2026

✗

Refused

11 Jun 2026

✗

Appeal dismissed

30 Sept 2026

Refused on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Golborne built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1775 m away: Intermodal Logistics Park North, at pre-application; 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 6 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 Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £77,501 in November 2002. Detached house, leasehold.

29 November 2002£77,501

23 February 2001£55,495

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area58 m² (624 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B

PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms

Built2003 to 2006

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Wigan
Application type: Householder
Postcode: WA3 2LR
Received: 7 Apr 2026
Validated: 7 Apr 2026
Ward: Lowton East
Parish: Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Jun 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 11 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Appeal: Dismissed · 30 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6012182 ↗
Applicant: Show
Agent: Plans 2 Extend LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 10 days slower than Wigan's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

This one65d

Council55d

UK55d

64%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

394decided 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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14828562
Planning Portal ref: PP-14828562
Neighbours: 20 Apr 2026
Consultation: 20 Apr 2026
Comments by: 14 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

28 Chandler Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2LR

To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to rear

A/21/92503/HH 18 Feb 2022

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.