12 Westbourne Avenue Leigh WN7 5QR
Proposal
Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for one child (Use Class C2)
- Received
- 12 January 2026
- Decision due
- 27 March 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 9 November 2026
- Ward
- Leigh West
- ReceivedReceived12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated30 Jan
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 12 Westbourne Avenue Leigh WN7 5QR. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Leigh West. We hold 221 applications in total for the WN7 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
- WN7 5QR
- Application type
- Full Details
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leigh Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 26 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 2 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Mike Davies 133 Mill Lane Newton-Le-Willows WA12 8BT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14550909
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
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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