Planning appeal decision
2 Harlech Avenue, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4RA
Planning appeal 3346152 at 2 Harlech Avenue, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4RA (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2024 by Inspector Seddon M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the building and the street scene.
a side and rear single storey extension, with loft conversion with velux lights
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Seddon M
- Postcode
- WN2 4RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the building and the street scene
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would have a significant harmful effect on the character and appearance of the building and street scene due to its excessive height, scale and massing in a corner position, combined with inadequate parking provision creating highway safety concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP10CP7
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Wigan
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed25 September 202660080263 Kimberley Street, Wigan, WN6 7AJ
- Dismissed21 September 2026600897790 Park Road, Wigan, WN6 7AQ
- Dismissed7 August 20266008596Former Police Station, Bag Lane, Atherton, M46 0DF
- Dismissed30 July 20266008953423 Warrington Road, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5XB
- Dismissed24 July 202660057271 Eccleston Street, Wigan, WN1 2AY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®