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Land Off Woodhouse Lane, Whitworth Way Wigan

Granted Wigan A/20/89753/MAJOR Major application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full planning application for the erection of a new Lidl foodstore (Class E - retail) and associated works which include vehicle parking, external lighting and landscaping

As published by the council, reference A/20/89753/MAJOR

Application record

Reference
A/20/89753/MAJOR
Type
Major application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
Received
17 Aug 2020
Validated
14 Sep 2020
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Wigan West
Parish
Wigan North
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wigan register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • A/22/93378/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.6 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 10 May 2023 Conditions
  • A/22/93242/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 11, 21 and 29 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • A/21/92571/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane, Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 24 Oct 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2020

    Received by Wigan

  2. 14 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • A/22/93378/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.6 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 10 May 2023 Conditions
  • A/22/93242/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 11, 21 and 29 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • A/21/92571/CON Decided

    Land Off Woodhouse Lane, Whitworth Way Wigan

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided 24 Oct 2023 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

87 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wigan granted permission on 17 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Land Off Woodhouse Lane Whitworth Way Wigan

    A/22/93378/CON Submitted 11 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.6 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided Conditions 8 docs

  • Land Off Woodhouse Lane, Whitworth Way Wigan

    A/21/92571/CON Submitted 21 Oct 2021 50 yards away

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR

    Decided Conditions 16 docs

  • Land Between Bermside Close And Woodhouse Lane Wigan

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    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
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