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Dismissed23 April 20263361115

10 Ribble Drive, Wigan, WN5 9LX

Planning appeal 3361115 at 10 Ribble Drive, Wigan, WN5 9LX (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2026 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a refusal to grant the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the change of use from Class C3a to Class C2 would be material.

a “children's care home for 1 child C2 Use”

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
WN5 9LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a refusal to grant the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the change of use from Class C3a to Class C2 would be material

What decided it

The proposed use would be significantly different in character to a C3(a) dwelling due to the intensive nature of care provision with two 24-hour carers and professional visits, plus off-site effects on public services, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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