Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens Data via plota.co.uk

A/25/099747/NLA - Neighbouring LA Registered

Proposal

Hybrid application for former Parkside Colliery Phase 2 comprising employment floorspace (Use Class (B8) and B2 / E(g) (ii) / E(g)(iii) with ancillary (E(g)(i)) and associated servicing and infrastructure, including sub-station, car parking, vehicle and pedestrian circulation space (outline application) and detailed enabling and infrastructure works, to facilitate employment development comprising site wide earthworks to create development platforms, details of strategic landscaping, planting, ecological and noise mitigation, drainage and ground works and details of the means access served from the Parkside Link Road (PLR) (full application). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
30 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 16 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 398.

The consultation period closed on 21 Oct 2025.

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Neighbouring LA
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
25 Sept 2025
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2025
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 398, past the statutory target. 50% of full applications in Wigan are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 398342 days past the 56-day target
24%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
185decided in the last year

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.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Sept 2025
Comments by
21 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
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