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A/26/101563/CON - Condition discharge Registered

Proposal

Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement - works within 20m of the canal) in respect of approved application Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 05:21

Application progress

✓

Received

23 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Nov 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National nature reserve 232 m away: The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Leigh (Wigan) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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: Condition discharge
Received: 23 Sept 2026
Validated: 23 Sept 2026
Ward: Leigh West
Parish: Leigh Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15239521
Planning Portal ref: PP-15239521
Statutory expiry: 18 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