448A Holden Road Leigh WN7 2HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a childrens care home for up to 3 children (Use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Wigan
- Application type
- Full Details
- Postcode
- WN7 2HU
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Leigh Central And Higher Folds
- Parish
- Leigh Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Space Architectural Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 8 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15012711
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15012711
- Neighbours
- 5 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 5 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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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