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5 Market Street Leigh WN7 1ED

Refused Wigan A/25/099696/FULL Full Details

Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor to part retail unit (Use Class E) and part 4 person, 4 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4), change of use of first floor to a 5 person, 5 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) and creation of 2 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) over second and third floors together with additional window openings, alterations to existing window and door openings and replacement of all windows and doors

As published by the council, reference A/25/099696/FULL

Application record

Reference
A/25/099696/FULL
Type
Full Details
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
17 Sep 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Leigh Central And Higher Folds
Parish
Leigh Township
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WN7 1ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by Wigan

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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