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North Leigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.

A/26/100520/RMMAJMajor Reserved MattersAwaiting decision
Reserved matters
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline planning permission A/12/76665 (as amended) for the erection of 1491 dwellings, internal access roads, public open space, substations and other associated works

Received
18 February 2026
Decision due
26 May 2026
Public comments
59 · last counted 13 October 2026
Ward
Leigh West
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at North Leigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.. Wigan has handled 133 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Leigh West.

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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Application details

Application type
Major Reserved Matters
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
1491
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
28 March 2026
Consultation start
4 March 2026
Consultation end
25 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2026
Last date for comments
28 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Mr Domonic Holding 6th Floor Ship Canal House 98 King Street Manchester M2 4WU

Planning decision

Case officer
Therese Maguire
Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
26 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
0
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
  • Green belt: WiganPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: NorthleighRegister site at or near this address · +5 more

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 (20)

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 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.

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