Rear Of 5 Park Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7JS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Partial conversion of agricultural building to one 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3), partial increase in ridge height and installation of rooflights, single storey extension on southern elevation with alterations to fenestration, provision of off road car parking, associated boundary treatments and landscaped areas Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Wigan's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 21

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Site constraints 6

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cosy Cottage, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Orrell built-up area; Green belt about 23 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Full Details
Postcode
WN5 7JS
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Orrell
Parish
Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Astonwood Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides changes of use by day 63.

Day 2043 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
46%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
69decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15107372
Planning Portal ref
PP-15107372
Neighbours
16 Oct 2026
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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