Planning application
44-52 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AT
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
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Proposal
Change of use to a mixed flexible use comprising a hotel (Class C1) and a house in multiple occupation (37-bedroom 46-person maximum occupancy) (Sui Generis), together with external alterations to fenestration, including alterations to front dormer, 8 lightwells with basement windows to front and rear, second storey rear extension and dormer, associated cycle stores and boundary treatments
As published by the council, reference A/26/101071/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101071/FULL
- Type
- Full Details
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Leigh Central And Higher Folds
- Parish
- Leigh Township
- Postcode
- WN7 4AT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Wigan
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29 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 September 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
107 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION LETTER
- AMENDED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- MR IAN ROWAN
- TRANSPORT POLICY
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- PA1-PROPOSED BOUNDARY ELEVATIONS-A
- BICYCLE STORE DETAILS-SCALE DRAWING
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT BASEMENT ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION-B
- LIGHTWELL SECTIONS-A
- PA1-EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR BASEMENT ELEVATIONS
- PA1-EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION-B
- A.26.101071.FULL LEIGH JOURNAL 20.08.2026
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 44-52 RAILWAY ROAD-SLP
- 44-52 RAILWAY ROAD-SBP
- 44-52 RAILWAY ROAD-PSBP
- BICYCLE STORE DETAILS
- EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN-A
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN-A
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN-A
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN-A
- PA1-44 SIDE ELEVATION-A
- PA1-52 SIDE ELEVATION-A
- PA1-EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PA1-PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN-A
- PA1-PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN-A
- PA1-PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN-A
- PA1-PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN-A
- DAS
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