65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Approved on 31 July 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions6 conditions
Proposal
Conversion of vacant bank (Use Class E(c)) into 3 apartments (Use Class C3) on the first and second floors only, together with installation of roof light
- Received
- 24 March 2026
- Ward
- Ashton In Makerfield South
- ReceivedReceived24 Mar
- ValidatedValidated1 May
- Consult.Consultation28 May
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 91 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 9 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. The site is in the Ashton-in-Makerfield Town Centre conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Ashton In Makerfield South. We hold 590 applications in total for the WN4 postcode area.
85% of full 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
- WN4 9AG
- Application type
- Full Details
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bryn And Ashton Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 31 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Jason Linnane Suite 45 Rodney House King Street Wigan WN1 1BT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Ashton-in-Makerfield Town Centre
- 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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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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Wigan
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