178 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3BH Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100490/LUCE - Lawful Use Certificate Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing change of use to a 5 person, 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF WEB DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF WEB OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 178DSEW-300-PL_SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 178DSEW-301-PL_PLAN LAYOUTS Plans and Drawings · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 18

PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 5 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 5 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 3 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Postcode
WN1 3BH
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Ince
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Granted LUC Existing Use or Development
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
MGD

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14723569
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
137 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom, 6 person house in multiple occupat…
A/25/099440/FULL
2024 Refused
1 Hartley Avenue Wigan WN1 3BW
Change of use of first floor from office to a one bedroomed apartment (Class C3) together…
A/24/97000/CU
2021 Approved
135 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Conversion of existing C3 dwelling, to Sui Generis, 7 bed, 7 person HMO, together with lo…
A/21/92754/CU
2020 Approved
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
Continued use of premises for motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales
A/20/89502/CU
2017 Approved
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To continue use of motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales. Retrospective appl…
A/17/84333/CU
2016 Approved
159A Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Prior approval for change of use of ground floor to dwelling
A/16/83033/PDO
2016 Approved
St Patricks ARLFC Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To retain 2 non-illuminated fascia signs to wall and perimeter fence (retrospective)
A/16/82955/RADV
2016 Approved
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To retain change of use to motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales. Retrospect…
A/16/82635/RET
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings