Cineworld The Loom Derby Street Leigh WN7 4BA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing building from a cinema (Sui Generis) to retail (Use Class E) with external alterations to the building including roller shutters and fenestration, creation of new service yard replacing existing parking area to side Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026
Documents 38
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 20
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 4
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 4
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 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
- Full Details
- Postcode
- WN7 4BA
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Leigh Central And Higher Folds
- Parish
- Leigh Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Savills
How this decision compares
Decided in 115 days from validation, 52 days slower than Wigan's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13914154
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13914154
- Neighbours
- 17 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 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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