3 Maple Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4LS

1. 1.On the basis of the information provided with the application, including the operating model for the home which will likely include extensive potential vulnerabilities and care needs, this development will have direct detrimental impacts on local public service delivery across a range of services, including a number of services beyond the Local Authority, and also a direct detrimental impact on the Council's ability to meet its own housing needs for looked -after children. Its nature and scale fail to align with the Council's commissioning strategies, and it has not been demonstrated that the development will not lead to an increase in the level of demand for publicly provided support services, to an extent that is likely to result in a deterioration of the level of service available to existing users. Furthermore, the application has failed to demonstrate that the infrastructure, facilities an d services exist, or can be provided via the development, which will allow the development to proceed without an unacceptable adverse impact on existing childcare provision within Wigan, nor has a need for the development been demonstrated to exist arising from the requirements of looked after children with a defined association with Wigan. The proposal is therefore contrary to the core principles and social objectives of sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework (N PPF), including Policies S3 and S4, Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policy CP6 and Places for Everyone Development Plan Policy JP - H3 that relate to the delivery of a sufficient supply of homes, with a requirement for an appropriate mix of housing types for the local community and the needs of different groups with specific housing requirements and is contrary to Places for Everyone Development Plan Vision 3.1, Objective 9 and Policy JP -P6 that aim to make Greater Manchester one of the best places in the worl d to grow up, get on and grow old, particular a place where all children are given the best start in life and young people grow up inspired to exceed expectations, where communities are supported by appropriate social infrastructure and there is an integration of health and social care, along with Planning Practice Guidance - Healthy and Safe Communities - which promotes healthy and inclusive communities.
2. 2.On the basis of the information provided with the application, including the operating mo del for the home, together with the nature of the site and the local highway in which the application site is located, the children's home would not provide adequate accommodation within the site for parking of vehicles associated with the use, resulting in the necessity for dispersed on -street parking from staff, support staff and visitors, that would lead to significant comings and goings and servicing, to the detriment and disruption of the amenity and quality of life of neighbouring and local residents, contrary to Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy Policy CP17 and the National Planning Policy Framework policies DP3, P3 and TR4. Statement under Article 3 5 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

WN2 4LS

Application type

Full Details

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Hindley And Abram Township

Date validated

25 February 2026

Consultation expiry

23 March 2026

Consultation start

27 February 2026

Consultation end

20 March 2026

Neighbour consultation start

27 February 2026

Neighbour consultation end

23 March 2026

Last date for comments

23 March 2026

Target decision date

22 April 2026

Agent address

Mr Mike Davies 133 Mill Lane Newton - Le - Willows WA12 8BT

Case officer

Jon Corcos

Statutory period

56 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14705108

Documents

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