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Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh

A/26/100675/MAJORMajor applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 July 2026

Council decision: Approved with Conditions27 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a new single storey school building with roof mounted solar panels, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Heath Lane, new parking provision and minibus drop off zone, new hard and soft landscaping, external canopies, bin store, sprinkler tank and substation

Received
23 March 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Leigh West
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.8 Jul
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 100 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh. Wigan has handled 392 applications of this type. This one was decided in 122 days, 8 weeks longer than Wigan's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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.

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
WN7 4RR
Application type
Major application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Leigh Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Consultation expiry
29 May 2026
Consultation start
20 April 2026
Consultation end
8 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
14 May 2026
Last date for comments
1 June 2026
Target decision date
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Kate Limbert 6th Floor 1 City Square Leeds LS1 2AL
Applicant company

Galliford Try Construction Limited

Company number 02472080

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 Feb 1990 (36 years old)
Nature of business
Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Uxbridge

6 other planning applications by this company in North Tyneside and Wigan.

  • 26/01512/BNG · North Tyneside · St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Station Road Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 8EN
  • 26/01506/COND · North Tyneside · St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Station Road Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 8EN
  • 26/01457/COND · North Tyneside · St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Station Road Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 8EN
  • A/26/101378/CON · Wigan · Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh
  • A/26/101345/CON · Wigan · Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Ashworth
Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
14 May 2026
Site notice start
8 May 2026
Site notice end
29 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14784122
Documents
117
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: WiganPart 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, 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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