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 13 Sept 2026, 05:08

Application progress

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Received

3 Jul 2026

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Validated

27 Aug 2026

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Consultation

28 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Wigan's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 29 Sept 2026.

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Documents 41

Statements & assessments 12

Plans & drawings 15

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record

Inside the Wigan built-up area.

Not affected

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

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
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 18 of the 91-day target. Wigan usually decides demolitions by day 55.

prediction

Day 1873 days to the 91-day target

62%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

47decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received

2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

81 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15055349
Neighbours: 28 Aug 2026
Consultation: 28 Aug 2026
Comments by: 29 Sept 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