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Public Open Space Middlecot Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8SW

A/25/099319/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 29 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for a residential development of 3 dwellinghouses. All matters reserved

Received
10 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
66
Ward
Orrell
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 111 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Public Open Space Middlecot Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8SW. Wigan has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 7 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Orrell. We hold 250 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.

73% of outline 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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Why it was refused

  1. The application site comprises an area of open space identified as amenity greenspace within the Council's Open Space Study 2025. The site contributes positively to the wider area and forms a valuable piece of planned open space, integral to the design and character of the residential estate. The proposal would result in the loss of valuable amenity greenspace and is contrary to Policy CP2 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy C1C of the Saved Wigan Unitary Development Plan, Policies JP-G2 and JP-G6 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate whether 10% biodiversity net gain can be achieved within the site. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy JP-G8 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN5 8SW
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Orrell Billinge And Winstanley Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 July 2025
Consultation expiry
14 September 2025
Consultation start
31 July 2025
Consultation end
21 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start
21 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
14 September 2025
Last date for comments
14 September 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025
Decision issued
31 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Alan Yarwood Wheatley Cottage Wheatley Road Two Dales Matlock DE4 2FF

Planning decision

Statutory period
116 days

Publicity

Site notice start
20 August 2025
Site notice end
10 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14162727
Documents
85
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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