Planning application
Land At Blackthorn House Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Erection of a Block of 7no Commercial Units (1no B8 unit above 6no flexible use units for B2/E(g)/B8 with ancillary retail)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0289/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0289/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Wrightington
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- WN6 9DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 June 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MWT Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Preston
Active · incorporated 2024 · Preston
57 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 67% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
- Updated pea and bng report
- Environmental agency
- Highways
- Pea and bng assessment
- Bng stat condition assessment
- Metric
- Revised transport statement with swept path
- Environmental protection
- Environmental protection
- Strategic planning response
- Updated proposed site plan
- Meas response
- Mr david millar-gullco international (uk) ltd 5 stonecrop, north quarry business
- Gullco international ltd, 5 stonecrop, north quarry business park, appley bridge
- Gullco international ltd, 5 stonecrop, north quarry business park, appley bridge
- Gullco int uk response
- Highways
- Drainage
- Miss rebecca bullen-49 skull house lane appley bridge wigan-objects(full)
- United utilities
- Mr lee roby-lansafe ltd 4 stonecrop-neutral(full)
- Mr james shovelton-47 skull house lane appley bridge wigan-objects(full)
- Lancashire fire and rescue
- Coal authority
- Environmental protection
- Application form - without personal data
- Ground investigation report
- The location plan
- Existing site plan
- Proposed site plan
- Proposed plans
- Proposed elevations
- Proposed section
- Arboriultural implication study
- Arboriultural survey
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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 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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