Land North East Of 74 Firs Lane Leigh Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101530/FULL - Full Details Registered

Proposal

Construction of single storey workshop (Use Class E(g)(iii) - Industrial Processes) together with parking and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 03:14

Application progress

✓

Received

14 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

2 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

19 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Wigan's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 8

Site constraints 6

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; National nature reserve 421 m away: The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Leigh (Wigan) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. 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

Council: Wigan
Application type: Full Details
Received: 14 Sept 2026
Validated: 2 Oct 2026
Ward: Leigh West
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: PAB Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides commercial premises by day 65.

prediction

Day 2738 days to the predicted decision (day 65)

42%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15224783
Planning Portal ref: PP-15224783
Neighbours: 7 Oct 2026
Consultation: 19 Oct 2026
Comments by: 9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Nov 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