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188 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH

Refused Wigan A/26/101281/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 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

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  5. 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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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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