New workshop and storage building approved in Hindley Green

GS Contractors Ltd, operating in an enclosed Pauline Street yard, will construct the 12-metre by 12-metre metal storage and workshop building.

The company, known for industrial cleaning and site maintenance services, lodged their planning application in March this year.

Receiving the decision from Wigan Council on July 31, the proposal was described as a secure storage solution for safeguarding their pricey machinery and vehicles, which have been persistent targets for vandalism and theft, the application states.

The Hindley Green site, accessed from Leigh Road via Pauline Street and safeguarded by existing gates and security fencing, currently accommodates several small structures and stored vehicles.

Council officers found the proposal to be in line with the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan as it was deemed to have no significant environmental, amenity, or highway safety impact.

Authorities found no evidence that this development would increase the number of vehicle movements to the site.

The new building’s placement at the eastern end of the site within existing boundaries ruled out the need for any changes to vehicular access arrangements.

There were no traffic incidents noted at the Leigh Road and Pauline Street junction in the past five years.

The commercial development’s drainage system was also a feature of the council’s decision.

Being in Flood Zone 1, identified with the lowest probability for flooding, full details of the method of discharging surface water must be submitted for approval prior to commencement of work on site.

The site has been submitted with a Coal Mining Risk Assessment; the Coal Authority raised no objection subject to a condition.

The council has, however, mandated a pre-occupancy statement by a competent person attesting to the site’s stability and safety.

This proposed expansion falls in the North Leigh Safeguarded Land and adheres to the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy, the council confirmed.

GS Contractors Ltd is yet to commence construction, with planning permission valid for three years from the date of issuing.

The building will be positioned within the current yard boundaries.

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