First And Second Floors Of 53 & 53A Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first and second floors to one self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3) together with alterations to fenestration (Retrospective application) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 83.
Documents 18
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 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
Decision outlook
Day 83, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Wigan are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.
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.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15046337
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15046337
- Neighbours
- 12 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.