Planning application
188 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH
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 single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into a 5 bed HMO (Use Class C4) (Retrospective application)
As published by the council, reference A/26/101281/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101281/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Atherton South And Lilford
- Parish
- Leigh Township
- Postcode
- WN7 1SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Wigan
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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