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

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

Proposal

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

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, from recent outline applications across the UK. Comments are open until 25 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

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
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 12 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide outline applications by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Wigan to go on. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 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