Grand Hotel Dorning Street Wigan WN1 1ND Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101176/MAJOR - Major application Registered

Proposal

Erection of 2 buildings comprising 20 self-contained apartments and undercroft parking together with associated external parking area and landscaping following demolition of existing building Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 16:15

Application progress

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Received

3 Jul 2026

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Validated

27 Aug 2026

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Consultation

19 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Nov 2026; it is now day 64.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 41

Statements & assessments 12

Plans & drawings 15

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Conservation area about 4 m away: Wigan Town Centre

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Coops Factory, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 4 with distances

50 mCoops FactoryGrade II
76 mCounty Court and Inland Revenue OfficeGrade II
92 mBoundary Wall and 2 Archways to West and South Sides of Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
101 mGerard Winstanley House (Former Magistrates Court and Police Station)Grade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wigan built-up area; Air quality management area about 35 m away: Wigan 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, 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: Major application
Postcode: WN1 1ND
Received: 3 Jul 2026
Validated: 27 Aug 2026
Ward: Wigan Central
Parish: Wigan North
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: TS ArchDesign Limited

Decision outlook

Day 64, past Wigan's usual 55 days for demolitions. 85% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 26 Nov 2026.

predicted

Day 6427 days to the 91-day target

63%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received

4 objecting1 neutral

80% object · above the UK average of 74%

81 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15055349
Planning Portal ref: PP-15055349
Neighbours: 28 Aug 2026
Consultation: 19 Oct 2026
Comments by: 9 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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