Acorn Business Centre Butts Street Leigh WN7 3DD
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions
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Proposal
T356 - Salix - Dismantle T146 - Populus Clear vegetation to allow for inspection T205 - Alnus - Clear vegetation to allow for inspection T355 - Quercus - Dismantle Trees for removal pose a significant health and safety risk in accordance with QTRA survey
- Received
- 11 February 2026
- Ward
- Leigh South
- Agent
- Christians Environmental Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Feb
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 36 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Acorn Business Centre Butts Street Leigh WN7 3DD. Wigan has handled 137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in the Bridgewater Canal, Leigh conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Leigh South. We hold 221 applications in total for the WN7 postcode area.
97% of trees 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 3DD
- Application type
- Work to Trees - Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leigh Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Christians Environmental Ltd
- Agent address
- Unit 8 Manor Court Salesbuy Hall Road Ribchester PR3 3XR United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bridgewater Canal, LeighPart of the site
- 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, 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.
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Source: Wigan
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