Driving Test Centre 5 Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Park Atherton Manchester M46 0SU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of roof mounted solar panels and 2 EV charging points Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 4
Site constraints 2
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
- Major application
- Postcode
- M46 0SU
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Atherton North
- Parish
- Atherton Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- McAndrew Martin
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 63 days. Approved, as 69% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14963235
- Neighbours
- 1 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 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%).
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