A/25/099945/MAJOR decided approve with conditions Last updated 16/04/2026, 18:16

Application to change the use of Haigh Hall into a mixed-use cultural venue with art galleries, education suite, event spaces, restaurant/café, retail, office, and bedroom accommodation. Includes a rooftop extension for a bar and circulation space, infill of the ground floor inner courtyard for a kitchen, and external works across the grounds and Haigh Woodland Park, including landscaping, an external marquee, infrastructure, energy centre, parking, access roads, walkways, and lighting.

Major application

School Lane, Wigan, WN2 1PE

WN2 1PE

Full Proposal

Change of use of Haigh Hall to a mixed-use cultural venue comprising art galleries, education suite, event spaces, restaurant/caf, retail, office and bedroom accommodation, together with a rooftop extension to form a bar and circulation space and infill of the ground floor inner courtyard to create a kitchen, and associated external works across the grounds and the wider Haigh Woodland Park, including hard and soft landscaping, provision for an external marquee, supporting infrastructure, energy centre, vehicle parking, vehicular access roads, pedestrian walkways, and external lighting

Application Timeline

Application Registered
30/10/2025
Application Validated
06/11/2025
Target Decision Date
05/02/2026
Committee Date
14/04/2026
Decision Made
16/04/2026
Decision Issued
16/04/2026

Case Officer

Applicant

Wigan Council

Agent

79, 3rd floor, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ

Purcell

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