Planning application
Rigbys Farm Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UQ
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Residential Development at Rigby's Farm, Back Lane, Newburgh - Consisting of a conversion of an existing barn associated with the equestrian use of the site.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0177/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0177/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- WN8 7UQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Peter Dickinson Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wigan
Active · incorporated 2022 · Wigan
129 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 89% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Decision-full planning refused
- United utilities
- National gas
- National gas - email
- Drainage
- Highways
- Meas
- Merseyside & west lancashire bat group
- National gas transmission
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Site notice
- Application form - without personal data
- Design and access statement
- Existing
- Existing
- Proposed floor & elevation
- Proposed
- Bat survey
- Structural
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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