Planning application
Wingates House Wingates Road Wigan WN1 2SH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Oak tree T1 - Fell, tree with large proportion of missing back from historical damage (lightening?) Now has visible brackets of decay fungus and if it fails it will damage retaining wall and slide/reach house. Oak Tree T2 - Tree with large spreading limbs which are growing towards light and causing excessive shading on lawn - Crown raise to 6m over lawn and reduce longer laterals by 2m. Replanting has already been carried out with numerous trees over the last few years.
As published by the council, reference A/26/101451/WTTPO
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101451/WTTPO
- Type
- Work to Trees - TPO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Aspull New Springs Whelley
- Parish
- Standish Aspull And Shevington Township
- Postcode
- WN1 2SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Wigan
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wigan took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wigan for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wigan decided tree works applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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