Planning application
Development Land East Of Gibfield Park Way And North Of Wigan Road Atherton
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for scoping opinion
As published by the council, reference A/26/101292/SO
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101292/SO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Atherton North
- Parish
- Atherton Township
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Wigan
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
26 documents on file for this application
- TRANSPORT POLICY
- UNITED UTILITIES
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- ONLINE COMMENT
- NE RESPONSE
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ECOLOGY UNIT
- CADENT GAS
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONTAMINATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOISE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AIR QUALITY
- CG RESPONSE
- CG RESPONSE
- GMAAS RESPONSE
- GIBFIELD EIA SCOPING REPORT
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.1 - SITE LOCATION (SMALLER)
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.7 - VISUAL CONSIDERATIONS
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.2 - EIA STUDY AREA (SMALLER)
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.3 - ZTV - GIBFIELD PARK PARCEL 1
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.4 - ZTV - GIBFIELD PARK EIA STUDY AREA
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.5 - TOPOGRAPHY
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.6 - LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS
- APPENDIX 7.1 FIGURE 7.8 - PROPOSED VIEWPOINT LOCATIONS
- EIA SCOPING REQUEST LETTER_REDACTED
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wigan for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wigan's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Wigan's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.