Astley Business Park is a modern commercial development in Wigan, developed by PLP on land allocated by Wigan Council for employment use since 2006. Its current businesses support approximately 315 jobs, and it is adjacent to the well-established Astley Park Estate, which has long been home to a range of businesses.
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Astley Business Park was first allocated in Wigan’s local plan as a key strategic employment location in 2006. This historic industrial allocation recognised the site’s role in supporting commercial activity and local employment and was an extension of the adjacent, well-established Astley Park Estate.
In 2010 Astley Park Way was constructed which opened up the Astley Business Park site for development, this incorporated a new signalised junction to Chaddock Lane, the site was then promoted for employment uses and a marketing board was erected on Chaddock lane advertising the employment opportunity to potential occupiers.
Before submitting the planning application, PLP carried out voluntary pre-application consultation, issuing 200 letters to local properties as agreed with Wigan Council’s planning team and residents were invited to provide feedback on the proposals.
Wigan Council completed its statutory consultation process, sending 90 letters to local residents, a letter to the local primary school and letters to eight nearby businesses asking for opinions regarding PLP’s proposed scheme.
PLP submitted the formal planning application and it was validated by Wigan Council. Following validation, the application was publicised in the local press, statutory consultees were formally consulted and the planning register recorded 98 individual comments received which were considered by the Council in determining the application.
The proposals were reviewed through the planning process, with impacts including noise, visual amenity, air quality and traffic assessed before approval was recommended by the local authority. Consultees were re-consulted where amended plans or additional technical information were submitted.
In June 2024 Wigan Council’s Planning Committee resolved to grant planning permission, subject to a legal agreement. The legal agreement was subsequently signed and planning permission was formally granted in August 2024.
No legal challenge was brought during the six-week judicial review period that followed. The consented scheme included planning conditions designed to manage operational impacts.
Construction of the consented scheme began in January 2025 and was completed in March 2026. The scheme was designed with nearby homes in mind, including bunding around the perimeter, landscaping, and buildings oriented with the intention of mitigating service yard noise.
Astley Business Park is now home to established logistics businesses that support approximately 315 jobs, reflecting continued demand for modern employment space in Wigan.
Alongside other stakeholders, PLP is committed to ongoing community working groups that have been established by the Council to provide a constructive route for raising issues, sharing information and agreeing practical actions together. PLP welcomes engagement from all stakeholders, including local residents, through these working groups.
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Astley Business Park is a modern commercial development in Wigan, developed by PLP on land allocated by Wigan Council for employment use since 2006. It is currently home to businesses that support approximately 315 jobs, and sits next to the established Astley Park Estate, which has long been home to a range of businesses.
Yes. The site was allocated as an employment site by Wigan Council in 2006 which supports warehousing and industrial uses. PLP obtained planning consent in 2024 and this followed nearly two years of pre-application engagement, public and statutory consultation, technical assessment and scrutiny by elected members.
No. There were two separate planning applications for different schemes. In 2015, Peel applied for outline planning permission for a mixed-use development, including employment space, which was approved in 2017. The employment element of that consent was not pursued by Peel and subsequently lapsed.
PLP, a separate company, submitted a new, standalone full application in 2023 for the now completed employment scheme, which was determined by Wigan Council through the statutory planning process and approved in 2024. The scale and representation of the approved warehouses have not changed since they were first set out in the original PLP planning application in 2023.
Yes. PLP undertook voluntary pre-application consultation before submitting the application. The scope, catchment and consultation materials were agreed in advance with Wigan Council planning officers, and 200 consultation letters were issued to properties within the agreed catchment, inviting residents to provide feedback on the proposals.
Yes. The site was developed in accordance with the planning consent granted by Wigan Council in 2024 and the conditions attached to the consent.
Noise was specifically assessed as part of the planning process, alongside other considerations including visual amenity, air quality and traffic. The acoustic mitigation required by the planning consent has been installed.
PLP works closely with its occupiers and continues to review operational matters with them and through the community working groups.
The approved scheme incorporated bunding, landscaping and building orientation to mitigate service-yard noise, together with more than 10 acres for ecology and habitat creation. These measures formed part of the consented development.
Astley Business Park supports a range of commercial and employment activity. It is home to established logistics businesses that support approximately 315 jobs, reflecting demand for modern employment space in the area.
PLP is actively participating in working groups established by Wigan Council to provide a constructive forum for all stakeholders, including local residents, to raise issues, share information and agree practical actions together. PLP welcomes engagement from all stakeholders, including local residents, through these working groups.
Following resident feedback and in addition to the landscaping already delivered as part of the approved scheme, PLP is preparing proposals for further landscaping enhancements around the site. Working closely with Wigan Council, we would like to hear residents’ views before the proposals are finalised, please send your landscaping comments to info@astleybusinesspark.co.uk.
The businesses at Astley Business Park currently employ approximately 315 people. Further jobs are expected as the remaining units are occupied, continuing the site’s role as a strategic employment location in Wigan.
