Planning application
49 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to 3 children (Use Class C2)
As published by the council, reference A/26/101026/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101026/FULL
- Type
- Full Details
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Worsley Mesnes
- Parish
- Wigan South
- Postcode
- WN3 5QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Wigan
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26 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 21 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- A203-A EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- A201-A PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- A200-A PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- A101-A EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- A100-A EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- FRA
- COMINGS AND GOINGS
- DESIGN ACCESS AND PLANNING STATEMENT
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
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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 148 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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