144 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3UA Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101276/WTTCA - Work to Trees - Conservation Area Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Cherry Request to pollard upto 5 metres T2 Cherry Request to pollard upto 5 metres T3 Silver Birch Request to fell to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 3 Oct 2026, from Wigan's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Pennington, Leigh conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Leigh (Wigan) built-up area.
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 - Conservation Area
Postcode
WN7 3UA
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Leigh South
Parish
Leigh Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zac Somerville

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 62.

Day 548 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
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 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

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Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings