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Peat Works Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley

Awaiting decision Wigan A/25/099042/VARMIN Variation of Condition Minerals

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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.

  • 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

    Submitted 9 May 2025 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 19 Sep 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2025

    Received by Wigan

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 87 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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 75 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

    A/25/099027/VARMIN Submitted 9 May 2025 33m away

    85% 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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