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A/26/101485/LUCP - Lawful Use Certificate Proposed Registered
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to 3 child (Use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent changes of use.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS STATEMENT Supporting Report · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND LOCATION PLAN Plans and Drawings · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Wigan AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wigan built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Proposed
Postcode
WN1 3QD
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides changes of use by day 63.

Day 3033 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
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.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15205448
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings