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Notice upheld27 March 20263367731

Former St Mary's Church of England, 240 Warrington Road, Ince, Wigan, WN3 4NH

Planning appeal 3367731 at Former St Mary's Church of England, 240 Warrington Road, Ince, Wigan, WN3 4NH (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control (erection of 2.4m high palisade fencing) had occurred.

without planning permission, the erection of a 2.4m high palisade fencing to the site boundary on the Land, in the approximate position shown edged blue on the attached plan

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
WN3 4NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control (erection of 2.4m high palisade fencing) had occurred
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide precise evidence demonstrating that the 2.4m palisade fencing shown in the enforcement notice had not been erected when the notice was issued.

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