277 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101010/HH - Householder Approved

Proposal

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

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jul 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

National nature reserve about 142 m away: The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 17 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; 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 · 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 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
Householder
Postcode
WN7 3PA
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Lowton East
Parish
Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Concise Architectural Design Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 9 days slower than Wigan's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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