Independent Methodist Church Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3TT Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101246/FULL - Full Details Registered

Proposal

Partial demolition and redevelopment of the existing building, with the existing front façade to be retained Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 06:33

Application progress

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Received

16 Jul 2026

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Validated

25 Sept 2026

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Consultation

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents 22

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

National nature reserve about 98 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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Platt Bridge and Abram built-up area; Priority habitat about 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.

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: Full Details
Postcode: WN2 3TT
Received: 16 Jul 2026
Validated: 25 Sept 2026
Ward: Abram
Parish: Hindley And Abram Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: PKL Chartered Building Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides demolitions by day 55.

prediction

Day 1442 days to the 56-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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15063173
Planning Portal ref: PP-15063173
Neighbours: 5 Oct 2026
Consultation: 5 Oct 2026
Comments by: 29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Independent Methodist Church Liverpool Road Platt Bridge WN2 3TT

Erection of 4 dwellings, comprising three, 2.5 storey town houses and a garage block with…

A/19/87627/FULL 15 May 2020

2016 Refused

Independent Methodist Church Liverpool Road Platt Bridge

To retain part change of use of ground floor to D2 gymnasium/fitness studio

A/16/82050/RET 21 Jan 2019

2018 Approved

16 St Nathaniels Close Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3FT

Application for Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a dwelling for Class C3…

A/18/86327/LUCP 8 Jan 2019

2017 Approved

22 Moorfield Street Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3TX

To extend dwellinghouse part first floor, part two storey to side and single storey to re…

A/17/83742/HH 19 Apr 2017

2016 Approved

Site Of 526 - 540 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge

To display free standing double sided advertisement board

A/16/82274/ADV 17 May 2016

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