East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE Data via plota.co.uk

LCC/2026/0003 - County Application Registered
Commercial & major works

Proposal

County Matter - Scoping opinion request for the infilling of the quarry void. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026; it is now day 57.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF Scoping request report Scoping Opinion · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
West Lancashire
Application type
County Application
Postcode
WN6 9AE
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Rural North East Ward
Parish
Wrightington
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lancashire County Council

Decision outlook

Day 57, past the statutory target. 95% of eia screening and scoping opinions in West Lancashire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 22 Oct 2026.

Day 571 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,986decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in West Lancashire to go on. West Lancashire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
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2025 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Retrospective application for new illuminated external signage
2025/0469/ADV
2024 Refused
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CRT/2024/0002
2024 Approved
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Lawful development certificate to reduce the water depth to between 0.5 and 1 metre by ra…
SCR/2024/0006
2024 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Proposed single storey rear extension for delivery of MOD goods.
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2024 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Proposed single storey rear extension for delivery of MOD goods.
2024/0415/FUL
2023 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2018/0508/FUL relating to approved plans.
2023/0221/FUL
2023 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2018/0508/FUL relating to approved plans.
2023/0221/FUL
2021 Refused
East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire
County Matter - Construction of a new access track to provide safe access to water area.
LCC/2021/0027
2019 Approved
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Removal of Condition No. 7 imposed on planning permission 2018/0528/FUL relating to use o…
2019/0340/FUL
2019 Approved
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Removal of Condition No. 7 imposed on planning permission 2018/0528/FUL relating to use o…
2019/0340/FUL
2019 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 9 of planning permission 2018/0528/FUL rela…
2019/0531/CON
2019 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 9 of planning permission 2018/0528/FUL rela…
2019/0531/CON
2018 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Alterations to west elevation.
2018/1282/FUL
2018 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Alterations to west elevation.
2018/1282/FUL
2018 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Erection of warehouse, retrospective consent for retention of store for a limited period…
2018/0528/FUL
2018 Approved
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Erection of warehouse, retrospective consent for retention of store for a limited period…
2018/0528/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Alterations to west elevation.
2018/0520/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
Northern Diver Ltd Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Alterations to west elevation.
2018/0520/FUL
2017 Refused
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2013/1370/FUL to vary the app…
2017/0381/FUL
2017 Refused
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2013/1370/FUL to vary the app…
2017/0381/FUL
2017 Refused
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/1370/FUL - Change to a 5m wide and 20m…
2017/0171/NMA
2017 Refused
Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/1370/FUL - Change to a 5m wide and 20m…
2017/0171/NMA
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings