Land South Of Rectory Lane Off Moss Green Close And Wood Green Close Rectory Lane Standish Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100539/MAJOR - Major application Registered

Proposal

Erection of 136 dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 07:30

Application progress

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Received

2 Mar 2026

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Validated

18 May 2026

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Consultation

25 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 22 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 165.

The consultation period closed on 16 Jul 2026.

Documents 308

Statements & assessments 47

Plans & drawings 81

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 20260202 GCN DLL ENQUIRY FORM - LAND AT RECTORY LANE_COMPRESSED_REDACTED Supporting Report · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 157

Site constraints 5

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Standish built-up area; Priority habitat about 46 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: Wigan
Application type: Major application
Postcode: WN6 0FB
Received: 2 Mar 2026
Validated: 18 May 2026
Ward: Standish With Langtree
Parish: Standish Aspull And Shevington Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Jan 2027
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mosaic Town Planning

Decision outlook

Day 165, past the statutory target. 59% of new homes in Wigan are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 16574 days past the 91-day target

28%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

7%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

154comments received

151 objecting2 neutral1 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

54 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 27 May 2026
Consultation: 25 Jun 2026
Comments by: 16 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

3 Wood Green Close Standish Wigan WN6 0FB

To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear

A/22/93323/HH 10 Jun 2022

Wigan

Planning Authority Score

2/10

Poor

#273 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

Wigan is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #216 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines

expect longer than the statutory limit

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Wigan decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

85%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #213 of 296

87%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #236 of 296

54%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #216 of 296

57%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #262 of 296

70%

Minor dwellings approved

69 decided (1-9 homes)

94%

Major dwellings approved

16 decided (10+ homes)

60%

Change of use approved

50 decided

708

Total decisions

109 refused in the year to March 2026