Rowan Tree Primary School Greenhall Close Atherton Manchester M46 9HP Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101467/MAJOR - Major application Registered
Schools, care & community

Proposal

Erection of temporary single storey cabin serving as a library Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
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Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Dec 2026 and 24 Jan 2027, from Wigan's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ROWAN TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ROWAN TREE PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF ROWAN TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROPOSED LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN A1 REV B Location Plan · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF REV A - SL082 GA AND ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ROWAN TREE BUILDING FLOOR PLAN Plans and Drawings · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF A.26.101467.MAJOR PRESS NOTICE LEIGH JOURNAL 22.10.2026 Supporting Report · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden about 207 m away: Hulton Park; Inside the Atherton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Major application
Postcode
M46 9HP
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Atherton North
Parish
Atherton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Portakabin Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides full applications by day 92.

Day 2171 days to the predicted decision (day 92)
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.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15201406
Planning Portal ref
PP-15201406
Neighbours
9 Oct 2026
Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
To site temporary modular building (Retrospective application)
A/23/95898/LA
2019 Approved
Erection of new 2.4m high security fence to front
A/19/88319/FULL
2017 Approved
To erect detached single storey, modular double classroom block and single storey hygiene…
A/17/84016/LA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
336 Newbrook Road Atherton Manchester M46 9QP
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR
17552/24
2022 Approved
23 Greenhall Close Atherton Manchester M46 9HP
To extend dwellinghouse to side incorporating front and rear dormers and a porch to the s…
A/22/93509/HH
2020 Approved
29 Greenhall Close Atherton Manchester M46 9HP
To extend dwellinghouse single storey to side together with external alterations to rear.
A/20/88760/HH
2019 Approved
9 Low Green Atherton M46 9HS
DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
05600/19
2018 Approved
23 Greenhall Close Atherton Manchester M46 9HP
To extend dwellinghouse, side extension with front and rear dormers above and porch to si…
A/18/85911/HH
2017 Approved
338 Newbrook Road Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9QP
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTE…
01682/17
2016 Approved
332 Newbrook Road Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9QP
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
96187/16
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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