Planning application
Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 2. Hawthorn obstructing gate removal 3. Elder obstructing gate removal 4. Wild cherry obstructing gate removal 5. Sycamore overhanging branches access track crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metres ground clearance 6. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal 7. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal 8. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal 9. Elder sapling obstructing track, group of 6 saplings access track removal 10. Sycamore obstructing access track removal 11. Elder sapling obstructing access track removal 12. Sycamore damaged, dying back access track removal 13. Elder damaged, dying back, obstructing turning circle removal 14. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle turning circle removal 15. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle turning circle removal 16. Ash bare roots, unstable turning circle removal 17. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle removal 18. Ash obstructing turning circle removal 19. Ash obstructing turning circle removal 20. Ash obstructing turning circle removal 21. English Oak obstructing turning circle removal 22. Sycamore overhanging branches turning circle crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metre clearance from ground level
As published by the council, reference A/26/101309/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101309/WTTPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Lowton East
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wigan register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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A/26/101508/WTTPO Awaiting decision
Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
We plan to reduce the overall overgrown nature of the area known as the plateau within the woods to try to encourage a meadow like space with more natural light passing through the canopy. No trees within a 4 metre distance from the existing boundary line will be worked so as not to impact the view of the wood from outside. Where possible any trees removed will be replaced on a 2 to 1 basis and used to reinforce or plug gaps in the existing boundary. H1 to H11 Hawthorn Remove A13 Ash Remove S14 Sycamore Remove S15 Sycamore Remove A16 Ash Remove A17 Ash Remove O1, O2 O3 Oak Crown lift to 4metres from ground level. Crown thin by 25%. Crown reduction to 12 metres Removal of all dead and hanging branches or trees
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A/26/101424/WTTPO Granted
Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
W1 ash , hawthorn , beech , sycamore tree line along the length of the boundary to the pub car park to be trimmed back by 2 metres to enable erection of a stock fence to deter commercial fly tipping from the car park
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Wigan
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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16 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- SCHEDULE OF WORKS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Wigan granted permission on 15 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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