Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ
Proposal
OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 310 DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY)
- Received
- 13 July 2026
- Decision due
- 3 August 2026
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 20 October 2026
- Ward
- Wigan Central
- ReceivedReceived13 Jul
- ValidatedValidated13 Jul
- Consult.Consultation11 Aug
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ. Wigan has handled 2,062 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Wigan Central. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL5 2QZ
- Application type
- Neighbouring LA
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 310
- Parish
- Wigan North
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 11 August 2026
- Decision issued
- 21 August 2026
Planning decision
- Decision
- Replied
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Bolton
- Brownfield land register: Former Greyhound Track, Wigan Road, Westhoughton, BL5 2DDRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (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.
Source: Wigan
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