Planning application
Orrell Holgate Academy Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To continue siting of 1 portable building and 3 storage containers (Retrospective application)
As published by the council, reference A/26/100799/MAJOR
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/100799/MAJOR
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Orrell
- Parish
- Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township
- Postcode
- WN5 8SJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Wigan
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22 Jun 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 17 August 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 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Rowan Learning Trust Applicant, registered in Wigan
Active · incorporated 2012 · Wigan
2 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- A.26.100799.MAJOR WIGAN OBSERVER 30.06.2026
- PORTACABIN REAR VIEW HOLGATE
- PORTACABIN ENTRANCE VIEW HOLGATE
- CONTAINERS FRONT VIEW HOLGATE
- CONTAINERS SIDE VIEW HOLGATE
- PLANNING STATEMENT HOLGATE CONTAINER
- A_08_71098-APPLICATION FORM_REDACTED
- A_08_71098-D & A _REDACTED
- A_08_71098-DECISION NOTICE
- A_08_71098-PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- A_13_78187-APPLICATION FORM_REDACTED
- A_13_78187 DECISION NOTICE
- A_13_78187-LOCATION PLAN
- A_13_78187-OFFICER REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- SITE PLAN - HOLGATE - PORTACABIN AND CONTAINERS
- PLANNING DOCS - HOLGATE CONTAINERS AND CABIN
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's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Wigan's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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