Planning application
Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To vary conditions 1 and 8 of A/23/95636/VARMIN - to extend the authorised period of use for topsoil manufacturing in connection with the adjacent approved site including use of existing buildings until 30.06.2027 and enable sand to be imported from other local quarries
As published by the council, reference A/25/099042/VARMIN
Application record
- Reference
- A/25/099042/VARMIN
- Type
- Variation of Condition Minerals
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 May 2025
- Validated
- 14 May 2025
- Ward
- Astley
- Parish
- Tyldesley And Astley Township
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wigan register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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A/25/099027/VARMIN Awaiting decision
Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley
To vary conditions 1 and 9 of Planning Permission A/23/95587/VARMIN - to extend the authorised period of use for topsoil manufacturing until 30.06.2027 and enable the importation of local sand and to use sand other than than extracted at Astley Moss Quarry which has ceased working and is now being restored
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A/23/96430/VARMIN Granted
Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley
To vary condition 40 of Planning Permission A/02/57217 MIN - to extend the time period for restoration from 31 December 2023 to 31 December 2024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2025
Received by Wigan
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wigan took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: A/23/95636/VARMIN (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hudson Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Guildford
Active · incorporated 2010 · Guildford
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordFreeland Horticulture Limited Applicant, registered in Swanley
Active · incorporated 2000 · Swanley
2 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Transport Policy 099042
- FAO Helen Ashworth A_25_099042_VARMIN Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley
- FHA1.0 Location Plan 2016
- Approved Plan AS3 FOR INFO
- Approved Plan AS4 FOR INFO
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- (Landscaping details)077-02-D2_Rev-A_Proposed Restoration Scheme
- Approved Plan AS2Plan FOR INFO
- FHA2.0 Site Plan 2016
- 2025 PS Freeland Astley Moss North S73 1 and 8
- 2025 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT former peat site and buildings
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wigan for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wigan decided amendment applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley
84% historically approved · decision due ~4 Jul
To vary conditions 1 and 9 of Planning Permission A/23/95587/VARMIN - to extend the authorised period of use for topsoil manufacturing until 30.06.2027 and enable the importation of local sand and to use sand other than than extracted at Astley Moss Quarry which has ceased working and is now being restored
Awaiting decision Amendments 11 docs
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