44-52 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to a mixed flexible use comprising a hotel (Class C1) and a house in multiple occupation (39-bedroom 48-person maximum occupancy) (Sui Generis), together with external alterations to fenestration, including alterations to front dormer, 8 lightwells with basement windows to front and rear, second storey rear extension and dormer, associated cycle stores and boundary treatments Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Wigan's recent changes of use.
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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
Decision outlook
Day 72, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Wigan are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
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%
35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14873357
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14873357
- Neighbours
- 6 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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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The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.