Snuggledown Of Norway 1 Beaver Court Lockett Road South Lancashire Industrial Estate Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8DE Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101175/MAJOR - Major application Registered

Proposal

Erection of two ancillary storage buildings (Use Class B8) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Oct 2026, from Wigan's recent commercial premises. The consultation period closed on 29 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

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
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 11 September 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 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 application
Postcode
WN4 8DE
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Bryn With Ashton In Makerfield North
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mosaic Town Planning

Decision outlook

Day 68, past the statutory target. 76% of commercial premises in Wigan are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 6812 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Wigan in the last twelve months, from validation. Wigan decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15047254
Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
29 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
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