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Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

Granted Wigan A/26/100675/MAJOR Major application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a new single storey school building with roof mounted solar panels, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Heath Lane, new parking provision and minibus drop off zone, new hard and soft landscaping, external canopies, bin store, sprinkler tank and substation

As published by the council, reference A/26/100675/MAJOR

Application record

Reference
A/26/100675/MAJOR
Type
Major application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Decided
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Leigh West
Parish
Leigh Township
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wigan register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • A/26/101378/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

    Condition Discharge application to FULLY discharge Condition No.14 (Drainage) and to PART discharge Condition No.16 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/26/100675/MAJOR

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026
  • A/26/101345/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Ecological Method Statement), Condition No.5 (Invasive Species Management Plan), Condition No.7 (Site of Biological Importance Method Statement), Condition No.8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and to discharge mandatory biodiversity gain plan condition in respect of approved application A/26/100675/MAJOR

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  5. 23 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • A/26/101378/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

    Condition Discharge application to FULLY discharge Condition No.14 (Drainage) and to PART discharge Condition No.16 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/26/100675/MAJOR

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026
  • A/26/101345/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Ecological Method Statement), Condition No.5 (Invasive Species Management Plan), Condition No.7 (Site of Biological Importance Method Statement), Condition No.8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and to discharge mandatory biodiversity gain plan condition in respect of approved application A/26/100675/MAJOR

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026

Documents

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

122 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wigan granted permission on 23 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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