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Sherman And Young Timber The Woodyard Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JX

A/24/98089/FULLFull DetailsAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of a timber storage building and office extension, along with formation of ecogrid surface and second access onto Soughers Lane

Received
25 October 2024
Decision due
9 April 2025
Public comments
12
Ward
Bryn With Ashton In Makerfield North
  1. Received25 Oct
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.13 Dec
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 13 December.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (26)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Sherman And Young Timber The Woodyard Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JX. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 October 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Bryn With Ashton In Makerfield North. We hold 590 applications in total for the WN4 postcode area.

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

Postcode
WN4 0JX
Application type
Full Details
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bryn And Ashton Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2024
Consultation expiry
6 February 2025
Consultation start
22 November 2024
Consultation end
13 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
22 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
16 December 2024
Last date for comments
6 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Mike Carr C/O 17 Brookside Avenue Eccleston St.Helens WA10 4RN

Planning decision

Statutory period
140 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 January 2025
Site notice end
6 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13442336
Documents
26
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wigan

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