54A,56,58,58A Market Street Wigan WN1 1HX Data via plota.co.uk

A/26/101414/FULL - Full Details Registered
ShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of new shop frontages to the front and side of the building, including an additional shop frontage to the side Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 22 Nov 2026, from Wigan's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT REDACTED Supporting Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHOWING SHUTTERS Plans and Drawings · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 26-057-2 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 26-057-3 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS REV A Plans and Drawings · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Queens Hall Methodist Mission (Entrance Block Only), Grade II, about 30 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Conservation area about 90 m away: Wigan Town Centre; Inside the Wigan built-up area; Air quality management area about 76 m away: Wigan AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 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
Full Details
Postcode
WN1 1HX
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jason Linnane & Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Wigan usually decides commercial premises by day 65.

Day 2540 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
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.

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155258
Neighbours
28 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Change of use from hotel (Class C1) to mixed use including 15-bedroom, 15 Person House in…
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Change of use of ground floor and basement to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis)
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2019 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings