Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100675/MAJOR - Major application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a new single storey school building with roof mounted solar panels, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Heath Lane, new parking provision and minibus drop off zone, new hard and soft landscaping, external canopies, bin store, sprinkler tank and substation Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Aug 2026, 06:33

Application progress

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Received

23 Mar 2026

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Validated

14 Apr 2026

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Consultation

17 Jun 2026

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Approved

23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Documents 122

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF WEB DECISION Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 31

Plans & drawings 35

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 33

Associated applications 3

FullApproved23 Jul 2026A/26/100675/MAJORThis application
Erection of a new single storey school building with roof mounted solar panels, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Heath…
Conditions 14, 16 awaiting decision · 4, 5, 7, 8 decided (outcome not recorded)
- ConditionsCondition Discharge application to FULLY discharge Condition No.14 (Drainage) and to PART…13 Aug 2026A/26/101378/CON
- ConditionsCondition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Ecological Method Statement)…6 Aug 2026A/26/101345/CON

Site constraints 3

Also on the record

Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Urmston built-up area; Air quality management area about 46 m away: Trafford AQMA.

Not affected

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

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 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: Major application
Received: 23 Mar 2026
Validated: 14 Apr 2026
Ward: Leigh West
Parish: Leigh Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Jul 2026
Decision: Approved with Conditions
Decision date: 23 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 20 days slower than Wigan's median of 80 for new homes. Approved, as 79% of new homes here are.

This one100d

Council80d

UK57d

29%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14784122
Planning Portal ref: PP-14784122
Neighbours: 20 Apr 2026
Consultation: 17 Jun 2026
Comments by: 8 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 8 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Wigan

Planning Authority Score

2/10

Poor

#273 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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