Land At Stephens Way Warrington Road Industrial Estate Wigan WN3 6PE Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100993/TCSO - Telecommunications Notification Approved

Proposal

NTQ Proposed telecommunications installation. Proposed 20m high FLI ATS1300 lattice tower on new 5.0x5.0x1.2m deep concrete base with 6 No. Antennas at degrees & proposed 4 No 600 diameter dishes. RRUs and BOBs to be fixed to support poles below antennas and associated ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
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Consultation
8 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Wigan built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Council
Wigan
Application type
Telecommunications Notification
Postcode
WN3 6PE
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Worsley Mesnes
Parish
Wigan South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jul 2026
Decision
GPD Prior Approval Required and GRANTED
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WHP

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 4 days slower than Wigan's median of 41 for prior approvals. Approved, as 87% of prior approvals here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14966874
Neighbours
8 Jun 2026
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
29 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wigan decision statistics
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