Planning application
Higher Ince Social Club Anderton Street Ince Wigan WN2 2BJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Labour Club (Sui Generis) to Place of Worship (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference A/26/101427/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- A/26/101427/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ince
- Parish
- Wigan North
- Postcode
- WN2 2BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wigan register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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A/21/92056/MAJOR Granted
Higher Ince Social Club Anderton Street Ince Wigan WN2 2BJ
Outline application to develop land for residential purposes (all matters reserved), following demolition of former Labour Club
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Wigan
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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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