Planning application
Land Within Oaksprings Smithy Brow Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PW
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Permission in principle - the demolition of three existing outbuildings and the erection of 2no. dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0286/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0286/PIP
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Permission in Principle Refused
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Wrightington
- Decision by
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- WN6 9PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Permission in Principle Refused
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24 Aug 2026
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PWA Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Kenilworth
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Permission in principle refused
- Drainage
- Hse
- Hse
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Highways
- National gas response
- United utilities response
- United utilities email
- Flood risk assessment
- Proposed
- Planning statement with appendices
- Application form
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Lancashire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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