What is the Developer Hub?
The Developer Hub is an online tool to help developers navigate and understand all aspects of the housing development process. We want to help YOU bring forward high quality, affordable and accessible homes to meet Wigan’s current and future housing needs.
We know that there are four main barriers to housing development - access to land, planning, funding and skills.
This hub is designed to take you through each of those barriers successfully, providing you with clear, concise and relevant information so that your development journey is as simple and straightforward as possible.
Business Support
Our Business Support team offers support and guidance on funding, running your business and hiring apprentices and trainees. We urge you to contact our business engagement team to see how they can support you.
What we offer
The Housing Enabling and Development Team offer a free and independent service to help you navigate the planning system and explain funding options to support you through your housing development process. It is available to any developer bringing forward a housing scheme in the borough.
We can arrange an appointment to provide advice and support and have links to internal departments and external partner organisations that can offer advice on:
On all planning related enquiries, we recommend using our preapplication advice process.
Partnership working
Our Housing Partnership team works closely with other businesses, networks and hubs across Greater Manchester.
Business Growth Hub
The Business Growth Hub supports businesses across Greater Manchester at all stages of their growth journey, offering expert one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, events, specialist programmes, funding and skills programmes.
They can help support businesses in developing learning cultures, building skills and retaining talent, which is crucial in the modern day labour market.
Green Economy – Building a greener, net zero economy, powered by local suppliers
Green Economy brings together the installers, tradespeople and professionals needed to deliver net zero into one single network. We support suppliers to develop and grow their business by raising their profile and access to sales opportunities, while our unrivalled knowledge of the supply chain means we can help buyers of all sizes find their perfect project partner.
Wigan based suppliers and installers of green technology products and services can access new sales opportunities and expert support – fully funded by local partners.
Greater Manchester (GM) Chamber of Commerce
Greater Manchester's Chamber of Commerce (external link) is an organisation dedicated to providing support and networking for all types of businesses. They organise a variety of events designed specifically for the property and construction sector. Events range from informal meet and greet sessions to topical property events and seminars.
They also support the Wigan Bolton and Bury Construction Club where businesses can link in with a high-level network, working collaboratively and sharing good practice. These events are held three times a year in each of the local authority areas.
Make an appointment
Developers, like you, are crucial partners in our aspirations for the borough. We can arrange an appointment to discuss how we can support you at a location and time suitable to you.
Join our developer database
We hold a database of small-scale developers and Registered Providers active across the Wigan who we share relevant opportunities and updates with.
If you are a developer looking for opportunities across the Wigan borough and would like to join our database, contact the Housing Enabling and Development team.
Our deal with developers
Wigan depends on developers, like you, to create quality homes that strengthens the residential offer in our borough, promoting opportunity and growth.
Think of us as your partners on this development journey - we have a part to play and so do you:
Together we will...
| Our Part | Your Part |
|---|
| Scope and identify housing growth requirements. |
Increase housing delivery, especially in the east-west corridor of the borough and brownfield development sites. |
| Signpost to potential land and funding opportunities with a focus on brownfield sites to ensure we can protect our boroughs rich environment and green spaces. |
Bring forward sites with all types and size of dwellings to provide a diverse housing offer including high quality, affordable and accessible homes. |
| Help address identified gaps in skills and knowledge and signpost to support. |
Identify gaps in skills and knowledge. |
| Support developers to navigate the planning system and work with open, honest and transparent communication. |
If you've submitted a planning application, provide required information for planning and building control in a timely manner. |
| Embrace the principles of community wealth building by encouraging a range of housing developers to build and develop in Wigan. |
Work to Community Wealth Building principles by maximising social value, employing local people and strengthening local supply chains. |