The Thomas Burke 20A Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1QR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing car park to form extension to existing beer garden, including erection of new masonry walls, provision of new railings and new steps with associated hand rails Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 21 Oct 2026, from Wigan's recent changes of use.
Documents 14
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
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 60 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides changes of use by day 63.
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.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15062501
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15062501
- Neighbours
- 14 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 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%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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