Forge Lane is off West Road (the entrance to Forge Lane is about 100m past the Tesco Express when heading into the town centre and is close to the Radnor Park business estate.

Applications for Forge Lane:

Outline Planning Application 14/0659C  submitted by EMC Properties to redevelop Forge Mill (a brown field site) into 49 residential units ( previous planning application 13/2623C  was withdrawn).  The application was refused on 21st August 2014.  The application has been appealed Hearing 2226494.  Interested Party comments are due by 12th November 2014 and the hearing is due to start on 9th December 2014.  15th January 2015 – Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published the result of this appeal allowing the developer to proceed with the development of 48 dwellings. PINS report can be seen on their website – click here.

Outline Planning Application 13/3698Csubmitted by United Utilities Property Services to build 5 houses on a small field off  Forge Lane.  The application was approved on 4th February 2014.     

Full Planning Application 13/1414C submitted by MCI Developments (Wigan)  to build 15 houses on Forge Lane was approved on by the Strategic Planning Committee at their planning meeting on 14th August 2013, although the Notice of Decision was not issued until 16th September 2013.  This is on a small field about 200m from the entrance of Forge lane, and behind Pavilion Way.