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North WestConservation areas in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
23 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Designated 1989 · ref. 149
Rules & recordAstley Village
Designated 1989 · ref. 183
Rules & recordBridgewater Canal
Designated 1994 · ref. 160
Rules & recordChurch Lane
Designated 1988 · ref. 168
Rules & recordDicconson
Designated 1982 · ref. 184
Rules & recordGolborne Town Centre
Designated 1989 · ref. 155
Rules & recordGreen Hill
Designated 2007 · ref. 188
Rules & recordHaigh Village
Designated 1976 · ref. 157
Rules & recordHindley Town Centre
Designated 1989 · ref. 158
Rules & recordHowe Bridge
Designated 1987 · ref. 151
Rules & recordLeigh Bridge
Designated 1989 · ref. 162
Rules & recordLeigh Town Centre
Designated 1981 · ref. 164
Rules & recordMarket Place
Designated 1989 · ref. 152
Rules & recordMayflower
Designated 1976 · ref. 169
Rules & recordMesnes
Designated 1980 · ref. 185
Rules & recordPark Road Golborne
Designated 1989 · ref. 154
Rules & recordPennington
Designated 1989 · ref. 165
Rules & recordRailway Road
Designated 1989 · ref. 167
Rules & recordStandish
Designated 1976 · ref. 175
Rules & recordTyldesley Town Centre
Designated 1989 · ref. 179
Rules & recordWigan Lane
Designated 1989 · ref. 191
Rules & recordWigan Pier
Designated 1987 · ref. 193
Rules & recordWigan Town Centre
Designated 1980 · ref. 199
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.