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Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh

A/26/100407/LUCELawful Use Certificate ExistingApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 17 March 2026

Council decision: Granted LUC Existing Use or DevelopmentDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development to demonstrate that the installation of drainage infrastructure along the highway alignment running south from Plank Lane shown on the approved drawings to a new surface water manhole and the excavation of ground, the laying of sub-base and installation of kerbing, were carried out in compliance with relevant conditions attached to, and prior to the expiry of outline planning permission ref. A/16/82492/OUTMES and associated reserved matters approval ref. A/24/97242/VARMAJ

Received
5 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Leigh West
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh. Wigan has handled 80 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 3 weeks quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Leigh West.

80% of amendment 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

Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Existing
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Katie Howarth Ship Canal House 98 King Street Manchester M2 4WU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14661145
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
1

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
  • Brownfield land register: Westleigh Waterfront, Plank Lane, LeighRegister site at or near this address

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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Sep

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement - works…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101563/CON
  2. 2026
    11 Sep

    Conditon Discharge application to discharge condition29 (Construction Training and Employment Management…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101516/CON
  3. 2026
    26 Aug

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Landscaping and Play Areas) in respect of…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101426/CON
  4. 2026
    21 Jul

    Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.7 (Site Investigation) in respect of approved…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101264/CON
  5. 2026
    1 Jul

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Drainage - Phase 5 only) in respect of approved…

    RepliedDischarge of conditionsA/26/101161/CON
  6. 2026
    4 Jun

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentA/26/101051/NMAS

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