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21 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JW

Refused Wigan A/25/100098/FULL Full Details

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

Proposal

Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's residential home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2)

As published by the council, reference A/25/100098/FULL

Application record

Reference
A/25/100098/FULL
Type
Full Details
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Douglas
Parish
Wigan South
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WN5 9JW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Wigan

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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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