178 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3BH
Registered
A/26/100490/LUCE
Description
Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing change of use to a 5 person, 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
137 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom, 6 person house in multiple occupat…
2024
Refused
1 Hartley Avenue Wigan WN1 3BW
Change of use of first floor from office to a one bedroomed apartment (Class C3) together…
2021
With conditions
135 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Conversion of existing C3 dwelling, to Sui Generis, 7 bed, 7 person HMO, together with lo…
2020
With conditions
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
Continued use of premises for motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales
2017
With conditions
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To continue use of motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales. Retrospective appl…
2016
Approved
159A Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Prior approval for change of use of ground floor to dwelling
2016
Approved
St Patricks ARLFC Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To retain 2 non-illuminated fascia signs to wall and perimeter fence (retrospective)
2016
With conditions
1 Harper Street Wigan WN1 3BN
To retain change of use to motor vehicle repairs, tyre fitting and tyre sales. Retrospect…
Wigan
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#276 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Wigan is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Wigan decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 292
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #231 of 292
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #235 of 292
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #263 of 292
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
40 decided
712
Total decisions
94 refused in 2025