Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ
Last published check: 14 Oct 2026, 00:58. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceRefurbishment of existing artificial grass pitch; replacement of 15m high floodlighting columns, replacement ball stop fencing 4.5m high, storage container and hard standing around pitch
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsSt John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ
This record has no verified map location.
View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| WEB DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| LLFAConsultee Reply · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE OFFICERConsultee Reply · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| SPORT ENGLANDConsultee Reply · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX I - GREEN BELT STATEMENTSupporting Report · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX J - DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Report · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORM_REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| G-226867 09 - EXISTING SITE LAYOUTPlans and Drawings · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| G-226867 02 - SITE LOCATION PLAN REV01Location Plan · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| A.26.100956.MAJPSI WIGAN OBSERVER 23.06.2026Admin Document · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX B - FLOODLIGHTING PERFORMANCE REPORT PROPOSEDSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX C - ILP GUIDANCE NOTESSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX D - SPORTS LIGHTING STATEMENTSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX E - PROPOSED MATERIALS AND APPEARANCEPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX G - EXAMPLE AGP MAINTENANCE SCHEDULEPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX H - INFILL RETENTION MEASURESPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS WITH PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 01 - EXISTING SITE PLANPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| APPENDIX A - FLOODLIGHTING PERFORMANCE REPORT EXISTINGSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 05 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 06 - SPILLAGE COMPARISONSupporting Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 04 - PROPOSED AGP PLANPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 03 - PROPOSED SITE PLANPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 07 - INFILL CONTAINMENT MEASURESPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| G-226867 08 - SITE SECTIONSPlans and Drawings · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
No related records were published in this section.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.