Land South East Of South Lancashire Industrial Estate Lockett Road Ashton-in-makerfield WN4 8DE Data via plota.co.uk

A/25/099168/RMMAJ - Major Reserved Matters Registered

Proposal

Application for the approval of reserved matters pursuant to planning permission for landscape, layout and scale for a section of the estate road to serve the wider industrial estate Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2025
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Validated
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Feb 2026; it is now day 464.

The consultation period closed on 6 Feb 2026.

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 312 m away: Three Sisters (Wigan)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 15 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 Reserved Matters
Postcode
WN4 8DE
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
Ashton In Makerfield South
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Newmark

Decision outlook

Day 464, past the statutory target. 49% of reserved matters 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 23 Oct 2026.

Day 464408 days past the 56-day target
27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Wigan to go on. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

90 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13817199
Planning Portal ref
PP-13817199
Neighbours
11 Aug 2025
Consultation
16 Jan 2026
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2025
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