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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
9,001Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,520 approved or refused records
831Refused applications

5,689 approved · 831 refused · 391 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 2002 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council — Article 4 Direction Area · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedA/20/90508/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 9 in respect of application A/20/89561/LA

    Land Between 84 And 76-78 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TA

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  2. DecidedA/20/90511/FULL

    To erect two, one no. bed flats attached to existing flats

    Land Adjacent 22 And 24 Windy Bank Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2TH

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  3. UnknownA/20/90512/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.10 in respect of application A/20/89561/LA

    Land Between 84 And 76-78 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TA

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  4. UnknownA/20/90513/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/20/88976/FULL

    Open Land Longridge Avenue Standish

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  5. DecidedA/20/90514/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.9 in respect of application A/20/88976/FULL

    Open Land Longridge Avenue Standish

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  6. DecidedA/21/90521/HH

    To extend dwelling, single storey to rear.

    84 Mesnes Road Wigan WN1 2QT

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  7. DecidedA/20/90517/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 7, 8, 10, 11, 14 and 17 in respect of application A/20/88976/FULL

    Open Land Longridge Avenue Standish

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  8. DecidedA/20/90522/FULL

    To erect a single storey lean to extension for storage purposes

    Manchester Paper Box 200 Swan Lane Hindley Green WN2 4HD

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  9. DecidedA/20/90523/ADV

    To display 4 internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 internally illuminated fascia signs to be displayed on conveyor link bridge (Approved under A/19/88273/MAJOR) and 1 externally illuminated free-standing sign

    Unit 10 Yew Tree Way Stone Cross Park Golborne Warrington WA3 3JE

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  10. DecidedA/20/90526/FULL

    To demolish existing redundant Methodist Church and associated building. Construction of 4no. detached dwellings including landscaping and boundary treatment

    Orrell Methodist Church Church Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8ST

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  11. DecidedA/20/90529/FULL

    To erect four detached dwellings following demolition of existing buildings

    162 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FB

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  12. DecidedA/20/90533/HH

    To extend dwelling - first floor side extension over existing single storey extension

    5 Derwent Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8PP

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  13. DecidedA/20/90527/FULL

    To erect a portal frame building for the fabrication (Use Class B2, E), storage and distribution (Use Class B8) of materials and to include light engineering and vehicle maintenance (Use Class B2 E), with office facilities (B2 E)

    Unit 1 Stephens Way Warrington Road Industrial Estate Wigan

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  14. DecidedA/20/90528/HH

    The erection of a single storey side and rear extension and detached garage, following the demolition of existing garage

    26 Heyes Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8RJ

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  15. DecidedA/20/90532/CU

    To convert retail unit into mixed use office space for Brook Housing Association and formation of 3 residential units at first and second floor

    The Bed Shop 87 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AD

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  16. DecidedA/20/90534/CU

    Change of use from Use Class F1 (Education) to Use Class E (Job Centre), together with associated external works including the erection of an external staircase.

    Mesnes House Mesnes Street Wigan WN1 1QJ

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  17. UnknownA/20/90524/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to eaves 2.5 metres and height to ridge 3.8 metres

    17 Winscar Road Hindley Wigan WN2 2QP

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  18. UnknownA/20/90525/PDE

    Single storey to rear with an overall projection of 6m, height to ridge of 3.62m and height to eaves of 2.4m and 2.6m

    19 Heyes Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8RJ

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  19. DecidedA/20/90531/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side and rear

    85 Lynton Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PY

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  20. DecidedA/20/90530/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to rear, single storey to rear and front, and pitched roof to front dormer and side garage

    15 Greenbank Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BX

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  21. DecidedA/21/90536/RET

    To retain hardstanding for the purpose of storing wrapped bales of haylage (agricultural storage)

    Morris Fold Cottage Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1EF

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  22. DecidedA/20/90537/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear, following removal of conservatory

    39 Abbey Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7RN

    Received 21 Dec 2020
  23. DecidedA/20/90535/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, hip to gable conversion, erection of dormer to rear and single storey rear extension

    Lauriston 4 Elmfield Road Wigan WN1 2RG

    Received 21 Dec 2020
  24. DecidedA/20/90538/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear

    2 Crombouke Drive Leigh WN7 5JA

    Received 21 Dec 2020

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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