96 Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XA Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101597/HH - Householder Registered

Proposal

Erection of detached outbuilding to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Validated
12 Oct 2026
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Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Wigan's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Local nature reserve about 106 m away: Greenslate Water Meadows
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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Orrell built-up area; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 17 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £177,500 in April 2011. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

4 April 2011£177,500

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

Building

Floor area104 m² (1,119 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2010, 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
WN5 7XA
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Orrell
Parish
Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Melrose Designs

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15259415
Planning Portal ref
PP-15259415
Neighbours
16 Oct 2026
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.