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21 Powell Street Wigan WN1 1XD

Awaiting decision Wigan A/26/100599/FULL Full Details

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Proposal

Change of use of part of the ground and first floors from sui generis use to 5 self-contained units (Use Class C3) and retained ground floor dessert and coffee shop (Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference A/26/100599/FULL

Application record

Reference
A/26/100599/FULL
Type
Full Details
Status
Registered
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Wigan Central
Parish
Wigan North
Postcode
WN1 1XD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 June 2026, 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Muse Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Manchester

Active · incorporated 2019 · Manchester

20 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 81% granted

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Egyco Uk Ltd Applicant, registered in Warrington

Active · incorporated 2019 · Warrington

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Reply · 15 Jul 2026
  • TRANSPORT POLICY Consultee Reply · 06 May 2026
  • HOUSING ENABLING TEAM Consultee Reply · 27 Apr 2026
  • VENTILATED BIN STORAGE WALL Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • SITE, LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • CYCLE STORAGE DIAGRAM Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • A641531 Plans and Drawings · 15 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 15 Apr 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 15 Apr 2026
  • NOISE_IMPACT_STATEMENT_FINAL_V4 Supporting Report · 15 Apr 2026
  • FSA 1.0 Supporting Report · 15 Apr 2026
  • FLOOD_RISK_ASSESSMENT Supporting Report · 15 Apr 2026
  • 21_POWELL_STREET_HERITAGE_STATEMENT Supporting Report · 15 Apr 2026
  • AREA SCHEDULE Admin Document · 12 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Plans and Drawings · 12 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS-01 Plans and Drawings · 12 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS-02 Plans and Drawings · 12 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATION-01 Plans and Drawings · 11 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATION-02 Plans and Drawings · 11 Mar 2026

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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 full applications in a median of 153 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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