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Bakkavor Dobson Park Industrial Estate Dobson Park Way Ince Wigan WN2 2DX

A/26/100343/DEMDemolition NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 29 April 2026

Council decision: GPD Prior Approval Required and GRANTED

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior notification for the partial demolition of existing buildings and associated structures to the east and northeastern section of the site and within the perimeter envelope of the existing building, including the stripping out, demolition and removal of ancillary plant and equipment, existing roof and wall cladding and internal structures for new refurbishment works

Received
21 January 2026
Ward
Ince
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 98 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Bakkavor Dobson Park Industrial Estate Dobson Park Way Ince Wigan WN2 2DX. Wigan has handled 14 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 5 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Ince. We hold 224 applications in total for the WN2 postcode area.

86% of all 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
WN2 2DX
Application type
Demolition Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wigan North

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Paul Adams Bankside House Dukinfield Cheshire SK16 4QX

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14637441
Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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