314 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PW
Approved on 6 May 2026
Council decision: Granted LUC Existing Use or Development
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a dwelling as a childrens home for 3 children (Use Class C2)
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Ward
- Leigh West
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation7 Apr
- TargetTarget Date6 May
- DecidedDecided6 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 314 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PW. Wigan has handled 80 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Wigan's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Leigh West. We hold 221 applications in total for the WN7 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- WN7 5PW
- Application type
- Lawful Use Certificate Existing
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leigh Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 7 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 7 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 200 Dukes Ride Crowthorne RG45 6DS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: WiganNext to 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, 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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For applicants and trades
Consultants on this application
- ET Planning Ltd · Agent for this application
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