Planning application
21 Powell Street Wigan WN1 1XD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Wigan
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15 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 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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See their track recordEgyco Uk Ltd Applicant, registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 2019 · Warrington
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- TRANSPORT POLICY
- HOUSING ENABLING TEAM
- VENTILATED BIN STORAGE WALL
- SITE, LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- CYCLE STORAGE DIAGRAM
- BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE
- A641531
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- NOISE_IMPACT_STATEMENT_FINAL_V4
- FSA 1.0
- FLOOD_RISK_ASSESSMENT
- 21_POWELL_STREET_HERITAGE_STATEMENT
- AREA SCHEDULE
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS-01
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS-02
- PROPOSED ELEVATION-01
- PROPOSED ELEVATION-02
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
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