Planning application
Suds R Us 226 - 244 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of Hand Car Wash to Petrol Filling station (Sui Generis) with erection of retail unit, canopy, creation of 6 parking spaces, 1no EV charging point and installation of new fuel tanks following demolition of existing shop, canopy and removal of existing tanks
As published by the council, reference A/26/101314/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101314/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- WN5 9DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Wigan
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 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.
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 full applications in a median of 148 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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