Area
Regeneration in Wigan & Leigh
Wigan & Leigh regeneration: town-centre renewal at Fettlers and Leigh, three Pride in Place boards and council-led affordable homes.
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The place
Wigan & Leigh's regeneration effort spans the borough's two centres and its neighbourhoods. In Wigan, redevelopment around Fettlers is expected to bring a new council-run market in spring 2027, while Leigh's town centre is rebuilding its public realm around a new Civic Square and a refurbished market. Smaller council-led housing sites, including 41 affordable homes in West Leigh, sit alongside council-owned land opportunities.
Who decides and delivers
Wigan Council leads land and planning decisions, with its Developer Hub as the point of entry for site enquiries, while the Combined Authority sets regional priorities through funds such as the Good Growth Fund. Three Pride in Place boards, in Leigh, Platt Bridge & Spring View and Marsh Green & Laithwaite, each hold a ten-year funding allocation. Housing associations including Torus, Jigsaw Homes and Your Housing Group deliver affordable homes across the borough.
What each edition tracks
Each quarterly briefing tracks funding routes, the status of major sites and the progress of the three neighbourhood boards as their plans and project calls develop. It is dated to the day its research was checked, 13 September 2026 for this edition.
Current edition
Q3 2026
As at 13 September 2026
Funding, places and delivery. A practical guide to funding routes, local programmes and the organisations turning sites and neighbourhood priorities into delivery, for organisations delivering housing and regeneration in Wigan & Leigh.
Regeneration projects in Wigan & Leigh
The council-run market at Fettlers is due to open in spring 2027, and Leigh's Civic Square launched in September 2026 ahead of a market refurbishment planned for early 2027, with temporary trading at Spinning Gate in the meantime. Alongside these public-realm projects, the council's Developer Hub lists larger sites, site clusters and smaller infill plots for disposal, some of which have already attracted expressions of interest from developers.
Construction and housing funding in Wigan & Leigh
National grant and finance decisions for housing sit with Homes England and the National Housing Bank, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority aligns investment through its Integrated Pipeline and Good Growth Fund, which has no fixed application deadline. Neighbourhood funding runs through three Pride in Place boards, each holding a ten-year funding allocation, with Leigh's own project call closed and under evaluation. Wigan Council is accountable body for neighbourhood allocations.
Who decides regeneration in Wigan & Leigh
Wigan Council sets local housing need, planning policy and council land decisions, with its Developer Hub as the main entry point for site enquiries. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority shapes regional priorities and tenure mix. Three neighbourhood boards, in Leigh, Platt Bridge & Spring View and Marsh Green & Laithwaite, decide local investment priorities, while registered providers including Torus and Jigsaw Homes deliver affordable homes.
Questions about regeneration in Wigan & Leigh
- What regeneration is happening in Wigan & Leigh?
- Wigan's town centre is rebuilding around the Fettlers market development, due to open in spring 2027, while Leigh's public realm is being renewed with a new Civic Square and a market refurbishment. Smaller schemes include 41 affordable council homes across three sites in West Leigh.
- How is construction and housing funded in Wigan & Leigh?
- Funding comes from Homes England's national programmes and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Good Growth Fund, alongside three Pride in Place boards, each holding a ten-year neighbourhood allocation, covering Leigh, Platt Bridge & Spring View and Marsh Green & Laithwaite.
- Who leads regeneration in Wigan & Leigh?
- Wigan Council leads planning and land decisions through its Developer Hub and Housing Enabling and Development Team. Three neighbourhood boards set local investment priorities, and housing associations including Torus, Jigsaw Homes and Your Housing Group deliver affordable homes across the borough.
The Wigan & Leigh handbook
Planning and building-regulations guidance for the area, published separately.
Directory inclusion
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