167 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DP Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100529/LUCE - Lawful Use Certificate Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Consultation
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

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

Documents 5

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 1

PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Postcode
WN5 9DP
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Douglas
Parish
Wigan South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted LUC Existing Use or Development
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14733084
Consultation
10 Mar 2026
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person…
A/25/099602/LUCE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
81 Albert Street Wigan WN5 9DR
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person…
A/25/100092/LUCE
2025 Approved
165 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DP
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person…
A/25/099566/LUCE
2024 Approved
81 Albert Street Wigan WN5 9DR
Single storey to rear with a projection of 6m, height to ridge of 3.5m and height to eave…
A/24/98357/PDE
2023 Refused
150-152 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
Siting of 4 air condenser units on flat roofed rear extension. (Retrospective Application)
A/23/96243/RET
2023 Refused
150 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
Variation of condition 4 of previously approved application A/09/73373 to allow the openi…
A/23/96266/VAR
2023 Withdrawn
210 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
Change of use from dwellinghouse to 8 bed, 8 person HMO, with extension and conversion of…
A/23/94960/FULL
2022 Approved
150-152 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
Single storey shop extension to rear together with creation of new pedestrian access to s…
A/22/93862/FULL
2021 Approved
85 Victoria Street Wigan WN5 9BL
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side
A/21/90951/HH
2020 Approved
150 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
To retain internally illuminated ATM signage
A/20/88928/RADV
2020 Approved
150 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED
To retain ATM in shopfront
A/20/88912/RET
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 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