55A Wallgate Wigan WN1 1BE Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101057/PDMA - GPD Class MA Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use of upper floors from an office to a dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF A_26_101057 Officer Report · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF WEB DN 101057 Decision Notice · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF TRANSPORT POLICY Consultee Reply · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOISE Consultee Reply · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF REVISED PROPOSED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLAN Plans and Drawings · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plans and Drawings · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SCANMUMISTRY0002 EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Plans and Drawings · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCANMUMISTRY0001 EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF SCANMUMISTRY APPLICATION FORM_REDACTED Application Form · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HOUSING Consultee Reply · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Wigan Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Victoria Hotel, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 19 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wigan built-up area; Air quality management area about 9 m away: Wigan AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
GPD Class MA
Postcode
WN1 1BE
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
GPD Prior Approval Required and GRANTED
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 13 days slower than Wigan's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
69decided in the last year

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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings