Golborne High School Lowton Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101239/MAJPSI - Major Public Sector Infrastructure Pending
Schools, care & community

Proposal

Siting of a temporary mobile building with associated external works in order to provide additional classroom provision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 6 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent full applications. Comments are open until 27 Sept 2026.

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF 00128-04-DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Report · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 00128-04 GHS PROPOSED MODULAR CLASSROOM BLOCK REAPPLICATION - PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Report · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 00128-04-PL04 PROPOSED SITE PLAN REV A Plans and Drawings · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 00128-04-PL02 EXISTING SITE PLAN REV A Plans and Drawings · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 00128-04-PL01 SITE LOCATION PLAN REV A Location Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HD1341301 PROPOSED LAYOUT 13 X UK123 ULTIMA MODULE BUILDING Plans and Drawings · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF WEB PRESS NOTICE Supporting Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Golborne built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Major Public Sector Infrastructure
Postcode
WA3 3EL
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Golborne And Lowton West
Parish
Golborne And Lowton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wigan Council - Places Directorate

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides full applications by day 63.

Day 1746 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
44%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
5%go to committee

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.

68 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15085622
Neighbours
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
27 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Siting of a temporary mobile building with associated external works in order to provide…
A/23/95457/LA
2022 Approved
Single storey front extension build including canopy to form new administration block, ma…
A/22/94447/LA
2020 Approved
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/2…
A/20/90314/CON
2020 Approved
Single storey extension to an existing teaching block to side of school and erection of a…
A/20/89438/LA
2017 Approved
Creation of wetland area with associated groundwork together with the erection of a bird…
A/17/84300/CU
2016 Approved
To extend existing school - single storey classroom block and canopy thereto, together wi…
A/16/81983/LA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Golborne High School Trinity Project Lowton Road Golborne WA3 3EL
External elevation alterations, internal layout changes and the installation of a canopy…
A/21/91907/FULL
2021 Approved
Golborne High School Trinity Project Lowton Road Golborne WA3 3EL
To display non-illuminated logo and signage to school building
A/21/91908/ADV
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