Fox Chippy 184B Manchester Road Ince Wigan WN2 2EA Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101189/FULL - Full Details Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from a Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to a self-contained flat (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 424 m away: Kirkless; Inside the Ince-in-Makerfield built-up area; Air quality management area about 4 m away: Wigan AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £80,000 in April 2021. Other property, leasehold.

14 April 2025£520Freehold. A nominal price
20 April 2021£80,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Full Details
Postcode
WN2 2EA
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Ince
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, about the council's usual 63 days. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
69decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15054858
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.