Development Land East Of Gibfield Park Way And North Of Wigan Road Atherton

A/26/101292/SOScoping OpinionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Request for scoping opinion

Received: 27 July 2026
Decision due: 31 August 2026
Public comments: 5 · last counted 7 November 2026
Council: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Atherton North

ReceivedReceived27 Jul
ValidatedValidated27 Jul
Consult.Consultation20 Aug
TargetTarget Date31 Aug
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Development Land East Of Gibfield Park Way And North Of Wigan Road Atherton. Wigan has handled 133 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Atherton North.

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: Scoping Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Atherton Township

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 July 2026
Consultation end: 20 August 2026
Decision issued: 7 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Liz McFadyean 3rd Floor, Calico 53-55 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HQ

Applicant company

Peel L&P Investments (north) Limited

Company number 00187724

Status: Active
Type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 10 Feb 1923 (103 years old)
Nature of business: Development of building projects; Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office: Manchester

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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Decision: Replied
Case officer: Therese Maguire
Statutory period: 35 days

Additional information

Documents: 0
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

© 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.

Source: Wigan

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