Planning application
East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
County Matter - Scoping opinion request for the infilling of the quarry void.
As published by the council, reference LCC/2026/0003
Application record
- Reference
- LCC/2026/0003
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- WN6 9AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 October 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.
What 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's median decision took 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Lancashire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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