1A Leader Street Wigan WN1 3JH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed change of use of an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential childrens home (Use Class C2) for up to 4 children Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Show all 3 with distances
- 58 mSt Catherines VicarageGrade II
- 85 mChurch of St CatherineGrade II
- 96 mBoundary Wall of Churchyard of Church of St CatherineGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, 25 days faster than Wigan's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15068507
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15068507
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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