8 Belle Vue Lowton Warrington WA3 1BN
Registered
A/26/100488/FULL
Description
Shepherds Hut, gazebo and associated works for use as short-stay holiday let accommodation (Retrospective application)
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
With conditions
8 Belle Vue Lowton Wigan WA3 1BN
To erect a garden building in the rear garden
2021
Approved
8 Belle Vue Lowton WA3 1BN
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding
2021
With conditions
4 Belle Vue Lowton WA3 1BN
Erection of replacement brick built stable block attached to existing store building
2020
With conditions
4 Belle Vue Lowton Warrington WA3 1BN
Erection of detached outbuilding to rear
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#276 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Wigan is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Wigan decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 292
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #231 of 292
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #235 of 292
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #263 of 292
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
40 decided
712
Total decisions
94 refused in 2025