21 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JW

1. 1.On the basis of the information provided with the application, including the proposed operating model for the home and the criteria for admission which includes extensive potential vulnerabilities and care needs, this development will have direct detrimental impacts on local public service delivery across a range of services, including a number of services beyond the Local Authority, and also a direct detrimental impact on the Council's ability to meet its own housing needs for looked-after children. Its nature and scale fail to align with the Council's commissioning strategies, and it has not been demonstrated that the development will not lead to an increase in the level of demand for publicly provided support services, to an extent that is likely to result in a deterioration of the level of service available to existing users. Furthermore, the application has failed to demonstrate that the infrastructure, facilities and services exist, or can be provided via the development, which will allow the development to proceed without an unacceptable adverse impact on existing childcare provision within Wigan, nor has a need for the development been demonstrated to exist arising from the requirements of looked after children with a defined association with Wigan. The proposal is therefore contrary to the core principles and social objectives of sustainable development in Chapter 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), is contrary to NPPF paragraphs 61, 62 and 63, Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policy CP6 and Places for Everyone Development Plan Policy JP-H3 that relate to the delivery of a sufficient supply of homes, with a requirement for an appropriate mix of housing types for the local community and the needs of different groups with specific housing requirements and is contrary to Places for Everyone Development Plan Vision 3.1, Objective 9 and Policy JP-P6 that aim to make Greater Manchester one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old, particular a place where all children are given the best start in life and young people grow up inspired to exceed expectations, where communities are supported by appropriate social infrastructure and there is an integration of health and social care, along with Planning Practice Guidance - Healthy and Safe Communities - which promotes healthy and inclusive communities.
2. 2.On the basis of the information provided with the application, including the proposed operating model for the home and the criteria for admission which includes extensive potential vulnerabilities and care needs, together with the layout of the local highway in which the application site is located, the proposals would not provide adequate accommodation within the site for parking of vehicles associated with the proposed use, resulting in the necessity for dispersed on-street parking from staff, support staff and visitors, that would lead to significant comings and goings and servicing, to the detriment and disruption of the amenity and quality of life of neighbouring and local residents, contrary to Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policy CP17 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

WN5 9JW

Application type

Full Details

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Wigan South

Date validated

7 January 2026

Consultation expiry

17 February 2026

Consultation start

7 January 2026

Consultation end

28 January 2026

Neighbour consultation start

7 January 2026

Neighbour consultation end

31 January 2026

Last date for comments

17 February 2026

Target decision date

23 March 2026

Statutory period

75 days

Site notice start

27 January 2026

Site notice end

17 February 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14511076

Documents

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