542 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/100915/LUCE - Lawful Use Certificate Existing Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 13

Plans & drawings 2

PDF FLOOR PLANS Plans and Drawings · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK SITE PLAN Location Plan · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 13 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 7 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF TENANCY AGREEMENT 5 REDACTED Supporting Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TENANCY AGREEMENT 4 REDACTED Supporting Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TENANCY AGREEMENT 3 REDACTED Supporting Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TENANCY AGREEMENT 2 REDACTED Supporting Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TENANCY AGREEMENT 1 REDACTED Supporting Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Wigan
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Postcode
WN4 0BX
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Bryn With Ashton In Makerfield North
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MGD

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14929762
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
537B Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Change of Use from a Class E premises to a Dog Grooming Salon (Sui Generis). Retrospectiv…
A/24/97330/RET
2024 Refused
561 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Dormer to side and second floor rear extension together with removal of existing chimney…
A/24/97522/HH
2023 Approved
15 Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JS
Single storey rear extension together with dormer to rear
A/23/96381/LUCP
2023 Withdrawn
15 Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JS
Single storey extension to rear with roof lights and dormer to rear together with render…
A/23/96116/LUCP
2023 Approved
15 Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JS
Certificate of lawful development for single storey extension and dormer to rear
A/23/95811/LUCP
2020 Approved
17 Soughers Lane Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JS
To extend dwelling to side and rear, first floor to create house and detached single gara…
A/20/90469/HH
2018 Approved
35 Kielder Close Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JR
To increase height of boundary fences to 2.27m in height (part retrospective)
A/18/85382/HH
2017 Approved
36 Kielder Close Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JR
Erection of 2.2 metre high boundary fence (Retrospective Application)
A/17/84949/HHRET
2016 Approved
Site Of Golden Ball Hotel 512 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
To continue use of storage building for office purposes (retrospective application)
A/16/83037/RET
2016 Approved
Golden Ball Hotel 512 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Amendments to the proposed retaining walls around the car park and adjacent outdoor play…
A/16/79836/NMAS
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 performance
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