ASDA Distribution Depot Wheatlea Road Wheatlea Industrial Estate Wigan WN3 6BB Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101346/FULL - Full Details Registered

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Wigan built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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
Full Details
Postcode
WN3 6BB
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Winstanley
Parish
Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides full applications by day 66.

Day 3333 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
39%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
87decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15000827
Neighbours
4 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#273 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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