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Dismissed20 October 20253368224

16 Willowcroft Avenue, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QJ

Planning appeal 3368224 at 16 Willowcroft Avenue, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QJ (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon highway safety.

Proposed two-storey side extension creating garage & new bedroom with en-suite & new porch to front of property

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
WN2 1QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal upon highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would result in insufficient off-street parking provision for a four-bedroom dwelling, creating unacceptable risk to highway safety through increased on-street parking demand in a constrained cul-de-sac.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy A1SPolicy CP7Policy JP-C8

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