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A/26/101199/LUCE - Lawful Use Certificate Existing Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development to confirm that the 4 properties (one block of 4 terraced properties) were converted to (Use Class C4) houses in multiple occupation for up to 5 occupants in each property prior to the introduction of the Article 4 Direction area… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

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

Documents 74

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 15

Other documents 57

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Important details

Council: Wigan
Application type: Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Postcode: WN5 0DT
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Validated: 8 Jul 2026
Ward: Pemberton
Parish: Wigan South
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show

Public comments

16comments received

16 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 76%

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15020329
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

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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