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St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

Awaiting decision Wigan A/26/101407/VARMAJ

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 and 6 of Planning Permission A/100956/MAJPSI to permit usage of the artificial grass pitch between the hours of 09:00 and 22:00 hours Monday to Friday and 09:00 to 21:30 hours Saturday and Sunday and to allow siting of additional storage container

As published by the council, reference A/26/101407/VARMAJ

Application record

Reference
A/26/101407/VARMAJ
Status
Registered
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sep 2026
Postcode
WN5 0LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wigan register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • A/26/100956/MAJPSI Granted

    St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

    Refurbishment of existing artificial grass pitch; replacement of 15m high floodlighting columns, replacement ball stop fencing 4.5m high, storage container and hard standing around pitch

    Decided 12 Aug 2026
  • A/24/97739/ADV Granted

    St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

    To display external printed vinyl signage to front elevation of main building

    Decided 2 Oct 2024 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Wigan

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 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'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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

    A/26/100956/MAJPSI Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards away

    Refurbishment of existing artificial grass pitch; replacement of 15m high floodlighting columns, replacement ball stop fencing 4.5m high, storage container and hard standing around pitch

    Granted 28 docs

  • St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

    A/24/97739/ADV Submitted 15 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    To display external printed vinyl signage to front elevation of main building

    Granted Advertising 7 docs

  • Orrell Hall Farm Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JH

    A/21/92217/NMAS Submitted 11 Aug 2021 0.3 miles away

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/88147/FULL - Fully infill Oak frame extension with glazing, add French doors with side glazing to the rear elevation and amend 1no. archway window to include a door. External works updated to provide wheelchair access to the property. Amendment to colour finish to external windows and doors.

    Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs

  • 139 Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JH

    A/26/101103/WTTPO Submitted 21 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

    T2 beech tree also at front of property to be laterally reduced spread towards property as very close contact to roof only laterally reducing branches with in 2m of property T1 and T3 are not protected by the TPO

    Granted Trees 2 docs