55 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential home (Use Class C2) for one child together with associated external alterations to fenestration Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Wigan
- Application type
- Lawful Use Certificate Proposed
- Postcode
- WN6 7RA
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Wigan West
- Parish
- Wigan North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Refused LUC
- Decision date
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Pegasus Group
How this decision compares
Decided in 83 days from validation, 21 days slower than Wigan's median of 62 for changes of use. Refused, as 47% of changes of use here are.
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 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14754567
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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