About the Haigh Village, Haigh Conservation Area
The Haigh Village, Haigh Conservation Area covers about 39 hectares and was designated by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Haigh Hall, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Haigh HallGrade II*
- 1-4, School LaneGrade II
- Church of St DavidGrade II
- Farm Building to West of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- HaighlandsGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Lych Gate to Church of St David and Churchyard Wall Approximately 200 Metres Long to North and East of ChurchGrade II
- Moat HouseGrade II
- St David Haigh and Aspull Church of England Primary School and School HouseGrade II
- Stables Approximatey 100 Metres to North of Haigh HallGrade II
- Stocks to East of Entrance to Haigh HallGrade II
- WindmillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHaigh Village, Haigh Conservation Area AppraisalWigan Metropolitan Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.