Land To The Rear Of 278-286 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 8DF Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101438/PIP - Permission in Principle Registered

Proposal

Permission in principle application for the construction of one dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 15:08

Application progress

✓

Received

28 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

2 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

4 Sept 2026

Decision

Target date was 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Wigan's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 12 Oct 2026.

Documents 3

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 24 m from the postcode pin (reference 355404-007).

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

Coal mining risk assessments ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; 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 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: Permission in Principle
Postcode: WN5 8DF
Received: 28 Aug 2026
Validated: 2 Sept 2026
Ward: Douglas
Parish: Wigan South
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: MWB Residence Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides new homes by day 83.

target

prediction

Day 5726 days to the predicted decision (day 83)

28%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 →

Public comments

2comments received

2 neutral

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 4 Sept 2026
Comments by: 12 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 7 Oct 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