Planning application
Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AX
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Residential development of 236 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, open space, footpaths, SUDS and vehicle access from A579 (Atherleigh Way), including demolition of Lower Pocket Nook Farm buildings
As published by the council, reference A/23/95513/MAJOR
Application record
- Reference
- A/23/95513/MAJOR
- Type
- Major application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 9 May 2023
- Validated
- 7 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Lowton East
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- WA3 1AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wigan register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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A/25/099808/CON Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AX
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan), Condition Nos.14 & 15 (Project Design for Archaeological Evaluation and Historic Building Recording), Condition No.25 (Maintained Play Area) and Condition No.44 (Licence issued by Natural England) in respect of approved application A/23/95513/MAJOR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 May 2023
Received by Wigan
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7 Jun 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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A/25/099808/CON Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AX
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan), Condition Nos.14 & 15 (Project Design for Archaeological Evaluation and Historic Building Recording), Condition No.25 (Maintained Play Area) and Condition No.44 (Licence issued by Natural England) in respect of approved application A/23/95513/MAJOR
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
111 documents on file for this application
- sec 106_Redacted
- WEB DN 95513
- Web Objection Letters Binder1 95513
- 32666.A5.JC Pocket Nook Planning Statement 27.02.24
- Pocket Nook Lane - Bin Store
- MD01 - Material Dispersion Plan (Rev E)
- Re_ A_23_95513_MAJOR United Utilities Response
- 10-01 Engineering Appraisal P4
- PL01- A0
- M3344-PA-01-V09 Landscape Structure Plan (2 of 2)
- PL01- A1
- AHP01-Affordable Housing Plan
- M3344-PA-01-V09 Landscape Structure Plan (1 of 2)
- M3344-PA-01-V08 Landscape Structure Plan (2 of 2)
- 3D Imagery
- PL01- A1
- MD01 - Material Dispersion Plan (Rev C)
- Sections - Bridleway rev A
- M3344-PA-01-V08 Landscape Structure Plan (1 of 2)
- PL01- A0
- 10-01 Engineering Appraisal P4
- 27984-HYD-XX-XX-RP-GE-0001-S2-P03.2 part3
- 27984-HYD-XX-XX-RP-GE-0001-S2-P03.2 part1
- 27984-HYD-XX-XX-RP-GE-0001-S2-P03.2 part2
- Pocket Nook Places for Everyone Compliance Statement
- Pocket Nook Lane CEMP issued - 06-12-2023
- House Type Pack - rev A - 05.01.24
- 680025-R1(05)-FRA_part1
- Pocket Nook Lane Lowton - Morris Homes - V2
- 27984-HYD-XX-XX-RP-GE-0002-S2-P03 r
- 680025-R1(05)-FRA_part2
- GMFRS Planning Application Response
- UNKNOWN
- Application A_23_95513_MAJOR - Ecology response
- A.23.95513.MAJOR Leigh Journal 16.11.2023
- PL01 A1
- 4768_Pocket Nook Lane Heritage Statement_v1.1_260923
- M3344-PA-03-V2 Play Area
- SS04 - Streetscenes-DD (rev A)
- PL01 A0
- House Type Pack 131023
- ApplicationFormHomes v3_Redacted
- FS01 - Fire Strategy
- MD01 - Material Dispersion Plan (Rev A)
- SS03 - Streetscenes-CC (rev A)
- SS02 - Streetscenes-BB (rev A)
- 32666 Pocket Nook Farm Final HIA
- SS01 - Streetscene AA
- National Highways Response - A_23_95513_MAJOR Highways Response
- GM Fire Service Response
- 2023081 UES PEA - Lower Pocket Nook Access Application
- RE_ National Highways response to planning application A_23_95513_MAJOR
- 2023081 UES PEA - Lower Pocket Nook Access Application
- FW_ App 2023_00757_ADJA_ Pocket Nook Farm (A_23_95513_MAJOR)
- UU response_ Planning Application Ref_ A_23_95513_MAJOR
- RE_ EA Statutory Consultee Response - A_23_95513_MAJOR - Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm
- UNKNOWN
- RE_ Planning Application Consultations A_23_95513_MAJOR and A_23_95514_MAJOR
- UNKNOWN
- UNKNOWN
- 230414 J325230 TA Pocket Nook Lane v.1.4 2
- 230414 J325230 TA Pocket Nook Lane v.1.4 1
- UNKNOWN
- National Gas 95513
- 20230412 UES Bat Presence Absence Survey (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
- BNG Low_compressed
- Phase 1 Low_Part4
- ApplicationFormHomes v2_Redacted
- MD01 - Material Dispersion Plan
- 32666.A5.MD Pocket Nook SoCI 2.pdf_organized
- LP01 Location Plan rev B
- SS02 - Streetscenes-BB
- P.1320.20A Ascerta Arboricultural Impact Assessment Pocket Nook Ln - Housing App
- Energy And Sustainability Statement - Pocket Nook Lane - Revision 1 - 03.08.2022
- 20230412 UES Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
- P.1320.20 Tree Data Tables
- PP01 - Parking Plan
- P21-121-R02v1 - Proposed Residential Development on Land off Pocket Nook Lane Lowton
- 32666.A5.JC Pocket Nook Planning Statement
- PNL-LE-GEN-XX-DR-CE-011-S2-A1-C - INDICATIVE ACCESS VISUALISATION
- 20230419 EcIA - Lower Pocket Nook
- SS03 - Streetscenes-CC
- 10-01 Engineering Appraisal P3
- M3344-PA-01-V04 Landscape Structure Plan-1 of 2
- Pocket Nook Lane Lowton CEMP issued April 23
- BC01 - Bin Storage Plan
- 5621r2 - Air Quality Assessment - Pocket Nook Lane Lowton
- 20230412 UES Ground Level Tree Assessment (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
- House Type Pack_compressed
- 32666 A5 LK mg 211001 PreliminaryAssessment.D2 (002)
- SS04 - Streetscenes-DD
- 230314 J325230 ITP v1.3
- SS01 - Streetscene AA
- M3344-PA-01-V04 Landscape Structure Plan-2 of 2
- PNL-LE-GEN-XX-DR-CE-012-S2-A1-C - INDICATIVE RETAINING WALL SECTIONS 2
- CPL01 A0 coloured FULL
- 20230420 BNG Assessment - Lower Pocket Nook Farm
- MH.TS.100_A_2 Pocket Nook Lane Lowton - Topo Survey
- 20230412 UES GCN Impact Assessment (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
- CIS Pocket Nook Lane.v1
- A.23.95513.MAJOR Leigh journal 29.06.2023
- Phase 1 Low_Part1
- PL01 Colour Master Plan 05.04.23
- 680025-R1(02)-FRA
- MH016 - Pocket Nook Lane Lowton - Design and Access Statement 11.04.23_compressed
- 20230412 UES Invasive Species Method Statement (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
- Phase 1 Low_Part2
- MH.TS.100_A_1 Pocket Nook Lane Lowton - Topo Survey
- TDS Broadband Statement - Morris Homes - Pocket Nook Lane Lowton V1
- Phase 1 Low_Part3
- 20230412 UES Otter and Water Vole Survey (V2) - Lower Pocket Nook Farm Lowton
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