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Land South West Of New Fold Orrell

Awaiting decision Wigan A/25/099954/NLA Neighbouring LA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction and operation of a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) facility including the erection of battery container units, inverters, 132kV substation, 33kV customer switchgear, storage container and welfare container, water tank, new internal access roads, resurfaced compound, installation of perimeter fencing and access gate, associated works; and landscaping

As published by the council, reference A/25/099954/NLA

Application record

Reference
A/25/099954/NLA
Type
Neighbouring LA
Status
Registered
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by Wigan

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 December 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.

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's median decision took 87 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 Wigan's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.