Planning application
26 Cotswold Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HW
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099884/HH - revision of the approved single storey rear extension by rationalising the rear wall alignment to create a simplified, regularised form
As published by the council, reference A/26/100909/NMAS
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/100909/NMAS
- Type
- Non Material Amendment New App
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Refused
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
- Postcode
- WA3 1HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Wigan
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refused
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26 Cotswold Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HW
85% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/25/099884/HH to allow for amendments to the rear extension
Decided Amendments Extension -
1 Cotswold Avenue Lowton WA3 1HW
To extend bungalow to front and rear, increase ridge height to allow for dormer extensions on front and rear roof planes
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 6 docsDomestic -
9 Lime Grove Lowton Warrington WA3 1HL
To extend dwellinghouse, porch to front, first floor to side, together with dormer and single storey extension to the rear and associated external alterations.
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 5 docsSmall domestic -
51A Church Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2AS
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the proposed use of the premises as a Café (Class E)
Granted Lawful development 8 docs -
3 Heathmoor Avenue Lowton WA3 1HP
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Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docsSmall domestic -
61 Church Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2QU
Single storey rear extension projecting 6 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres following removal of existing conservatory
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A/25/100255/VARMAJ Granted
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A/26/100590/VAR Granted
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