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1 - 7 St John Street Wigan WN5 0DT

Awaiting decision Wigan A/26/101199/LUCE Lawful Use Certificate Existing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development to confirm that the 4 properties (one block of 4 terraced properties) were converted to (Use Class C4) houses in multiple occupation for up to 5 occupants in each property prior to the introduction of the Article 4 Direction area

As published by the council, reference A/26/101199/LUCE

Application record

Reference
A/26/101199/LUCE
Type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Status
Registered
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Pemberton
Parish
Wigan South
Postcode
WN5 0DT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

75 documents on file for this application

  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 02 Aug 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 01 Aug 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 01 Aug 2026
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  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 31 Jul 2026
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  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 31 Jul 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 31 Jul 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 30 Jul 2026
  • ONLINE COMMENT Public Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • 1 ST JOHN STREET AGREEMENT_REDACTED Supporting Report · 22 Jul 2026
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  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 08 Jul 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 08 Jul 2026

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What 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 lawful development applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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