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Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh

A/25/098973/CONCondition dischargeApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 22 May 2025

Council decision: Replied

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 5 (Car Park) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97242/VARMAJ

Received
25 April 2025
Ward
Leigh West
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 27 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh. Wigan has handled 274 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 5 weeks quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Leigh West.

98% of conditions 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
Condition discharge
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2025
Consultation expiry
16 May 2025
Consultation start
25 April 2025
Consultation end
16 May 2025
Last date for comments
16 May 2025
Target decision date
20 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
Ship Canal House 98 King Street Manchester M2 4WU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13940263
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Westleigh Waterfront, Plank Lane, LeighRegister site at or near this address

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 (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Sep

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement - works…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101563/CON
  2. 2026
    11 Sep

    Conditon Discharge application to discharge condition29 (Construction Training and Employment Management…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101516/CON
  3. 2026
    26 Aug

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Landscaping and Play Areas) in respect of…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101426/CON
  4. 2026
    21 Jul

    Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.7 (Site Investigation) in respect of approved…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101264/CON
  5. 2026
    1 Jul

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Drainage - Phase 5 only) in respect of approved…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101161/CON
  6. 2026
    4 Jun

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentA/26/101051/NMAS

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