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Martland Mill Farm Martland Mill Lane Wigan WN5 0LZ

A/26/100346/PDQGPD Class Q (2015)Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 14 April 2026

Council decision: GPD Prior Approval Required and REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Prior notification for change of use of two agricultural buildings to residential dwelling houses, with alterations to external elevations including partial demolition, reduction in height of building, new window and door openings, cladding to all elevations and roof panels

Received
21 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wigan West
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 83 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Martland Mill Farm Martland Mill Lane Wigan WN5 0LZ. Wigan has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 3 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Wigan West. 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. Insufficient structural and technical evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed works are limited to those reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwelling. As required by Paragraph Q.1(j) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposal therefore does not constitute permitted development and prior approval is refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN5 0LZ
Application type
GPD Class Q (2015)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Wigan North

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Consultation expiry
10 March 2026
Consultation start
23 January 2026
Consultation end
13 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 February 2026
Last date for comments
13 April 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Melvyn Aston 45 Alma Avenue Foulridge Colne Lancashire BB8 7NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
84 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 February 2026
Site notice end
10 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14640568
Documents
14
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Wigan
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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