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Vacant Land At 269-271 Leigh Road Atherton

A/23/95478/FULLFull DetailsApproved
Full

Approved on 19 June 2024

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a detached dwellinghouse, with associated parking, bin store area and garden

Received
28 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Atherton South And Lilford
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Jun
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 359 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Vacant Land At 269-271 Leigh Road Atherton. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 418 days, 51 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Atherton South And Lilford.

85% of full applications at Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Details
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Atherton Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2023
Consultation expiry
14 June 2024
Consultation start
24 May 2024
Consultation end
14 June 2024
Neighbour consultation start
1 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
22 November 2023
Last date for comments
14 June 2024
Target decision date
21 June 2024
Permission expires
19 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Pet Twigg Holmcroft Townfield Lane Tarvin CH3 8EG

Planning decision

Statutory period
361 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 June 2023
Site notice end
18 July 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12123307
Documents
33
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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    Erection of a detached dwellinghouse, with associated parking, bin store area and garden

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