Planning application
M6 Smart Motorway Site Office Newton Lane Newton-Le-Willows WA12 0HY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Continuation of the existing temporary change of use of land from agricultural to an Induction Hub and Construction Skills Academy, including retention of existing compound area incorporating storage areas, parking, modular buildings, structures and containers to provide facilities including offices, for staff welfare and storage with associated access, boundary treatment, servicing, drainage, lighting and utilities
As published by the council, reference A/26/100583/MAJOR
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/100583/MAJOR
- Type
- Major application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Golborne And Lowton West
- Parish
- Golborne And Lowton Township
- Postcode
- WA12 0HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Wigan
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 July 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wigan took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: A/20/90210/MAJOR (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Acland Bracewell Agent, registered in Chorley
Active · incorporated 1987 · Chorley
75 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 88% granted
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See their track recordCostain Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1958 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
74 documents on file for this application
- NOISE
- AIR QUALITY
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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- ST HELENS COUNCIL
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- GOLBORNE & LOWTON WEST
- TRANSPORT POLICY OFFICER
- ONLINE COMMENT
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- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 26-0110, NEWTON LANE CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- X835.157.001_PLANNING FOR HEALTH CHECKLIST_V1_ FINAL
- FENCE AND ACCESS
- 13073-FRA_DRAINAGE STRATEGY ADDENDUM-01
- 70967_02 UPDATED NEWTON LANE ECONOMIC BENEFIT ASSESSMENT - FINAL 17.02.26(407809
- 70967_01 NEWTON LANE ASA UPDATED 18.02.26 WITH APPENDIX(40782603.1)-61-66
- 70967_01 NEWTON LANE ASA UPDATED 18.02.26 WITH APPENDIX(40782603.1)-1-60
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT 415.065076.00001
- 2027_P01B_LOCATIONPLAN
- 2027_P10A_SHIPPINGCONTAINER
- 3636-1R2 - AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT - NEWTON LANE
- 3945 01B 15 08 25 REV A - ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE ADDENDUM JWC 17.02.26
- DRAWING-6268-1 (M6 OFFICES FLOOR PLAN) REV A
- DRAWING-6268-2 (M6 WELFARE FLOOR PLAN) REV A
- DRAWING-6268-3 (M6 LABORATORY) REV A
- DRAWING-6268-4 (M6 STORES) REV A
- DRAWING-6268-5 (M6 RECOVERY)
- DRAWING-6268-6 (M6 TECHNOLOGY)
- DRAWING-SITEPLAN-M6 COMPOUND DESIGN 200409 REV P
- DRAWING-V-MESH-FENCING1
- DRAWING-VN201646-D102
- HERITAGE STATEMENT REE78C_1
- REPORT-13073-FRA DRAINAGE STRATEGY-02
- REPORT-VN201646 PROPOSED SITE COMPOUND ON NEWTON LANE - TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_01B
- X835.157.001_PSS_V2_FINAL
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