Land To Rear Of 90 Heath Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9HH Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100931/OUT - Outline Application Registered

Proposal

Outline application for erection of 1 dwelling seeking approval of access, layout and scale Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
14 May 2026
✓
Validated
17 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 134.

The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ashton-in-Makerfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Wigan - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
WN4 9HH
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Ashton In Makerfield South
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MSA Architects

Decision outlook

Day 134, past the statutory target. 59% of new homes 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 28 Oct 2026.

Day 13478 days past the 56-day target
28%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14925295
Planning Portal ref
PP-14925295
Neighbours
25 Jun 2026
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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