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30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

Refused Wigan A/26/100906/FULL Full applications

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from a 6 bed 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a 7 Bed 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis)

As published by the council, reference A/26/100906/FULL

Application record

Reference
A/26/100906/FULL
Category
Full applications
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Decided
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Douglas
Parish
Wigan South
Postcode
WN5 9LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wigan register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • A/26/101621/LUCP Awaiting decision

    30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from a 6-person 6 bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 7-person 7 bed large HMO (Sui Generis)

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • A/24/97505/CU Refused

    30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

    Change of use of existing (Class C3) dwellinghouse to 7 bedroom, 9 person HMO (Sui Generis) together with associated external alterations to windows and doors

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gold Sketch Studios Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2019 · London

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

  • WEB DECISION Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 23 Jul 2026
  • HOUSING ENABLING TEAM Consultee Reply · 21 Jul 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 08 Jul 2026
  • TRANSPORT POLICY Consultee Reply · 02 Jul 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 30 Jun 2026
  • HMO MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Report · 15 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 02 Jun 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 02 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 02 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Plans and Drawings · 02 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plans and Drawings · 02 Jun 2026
  • SITE EXISTING AND PROPOSED Plans and Drawings · 02 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS Plans and Drawings · 02 Jun 2026

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What this refusal means

Wigan refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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  • 30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

    A/26/101621/LUCP Submitted 6 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from a 6-person 6 bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 7-person 7 bed large HMO (Sui Generis)

    Awaiting decision
  • 30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA

    A/24/97505/CU Submitted 26 Jun 2024 50 yards away

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    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Change of use of land to incorporate 1.8 metre high boundary fence to front and side as part of garden, together with, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and external alterations to fenestration

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 2 Mabel Street Wigan WN5 9EJ

    Change of use from a 4 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a 4 bed HMO for 4 occupants (Use Class C4) and installation of permanent vehicle crossing

    Received 2 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications