Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101226/NLA Registered

Proposal

OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 310 DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Wigan
Postcode
BL5 2QZ
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Target decision
3 Aug 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PC/01245/26
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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 performance
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