188 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH

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. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 October 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.

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 151 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 160 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SJ

  A/21/91876/CU Submitted 16 Jun 2021 70m away

  To convert first floor to create an additional first floor flat, together with new shop front and extraction flue to rear

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Booker 243 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH

  A/25/099549/FULL Submitted 22 Aug 2025 86m away

  Change of use wholesale warehouse and premises (Class B8) to supermarket (Class E(a))

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• Leigh St Johns Church Of England Primary School Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RY

  A/26/101152/FULL Submitted 1 Jul 2026 118m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep

  Single storey extension and new external ramp

  Decided Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Radcliffe Grove Leigh WN7 1PR

  A/23/94959/LUCP Submitted 18 Jan 2023 147m away

  Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed attached garage to the side

  Refused Lawful development 8 docs

• Texaco Service Station Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SJ

  A/24/97971/ADV Submitted 4 Oct 2024 165m away

  Erection of a single-sided freestanding 6m x 3m LED display unit following removal of existing double-sided freestanding 1.2m x 1.8m illuminated display

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• Footpath To Side Of 39 Oxford Street Leigh WN7 1NG

  A/24/97689/TCSO Submitted 2 Aug 2024 264m away

  Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus

  Withdrawn Telecoms 11 docs

• A/26/100774/FULL Granted

  169 Shevington Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8AD

  Erection of a new detached dormer bungalow, garage to front and outbuilding to rear, with landscaping, following demolition of existing bungalow and garage

  15 Apr 2026 Full applications
• A/26/100463/FULL Refused

  3 Maple Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4LS

  Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to two children (Use Class C2) (Retrospective Application)

  17 Feb 2026 Full applications
• A/26/100772/FULL Granted

  5 Kilshaw Court Kilshaw Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8EA

  Construction of a new external hard standing area for external material storage

  15 Apr 2026 Full applications
• A/26/100658/FULL Granted

  Land Adjacent To Church Of Christ Victoria Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5DJ

  Erection of three dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and boundary treatments

  23 Mar 2026 Full applications
• A/26/101115/FULL Granted

  Premises At Primrose Street North Tyldesley Manchester M29 8BQ

  Proposed change of use from warehouse and distribution centre (Use Class B8) into a MOT station and vehicle workshop (Sui Generis)

  23 Jun 2026 Full applications