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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 dates9,055Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,565 approved or refused records
836Refused applications
5,729 approved · 836 refused · 392 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning contact the planning teamLocal plan Local Plan evidence basePre-application advice Pre-application advice fees
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
- UnknownA/21/90794/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/13/78383 - Change of brick specification to plots 295/296 from Crofters Medley to Alderley Burgundy
Bickershaw Colliery Site Plank Lane Leigh
Received 2 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90856/FULL
To erect - 4 two bedroom terraced houses, parking and landscaping
Vacant Land West Of 244 Manchester Road Ince
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90860/MAJOR
Construction of a new industrial building for Planning Use Class B2 and B8 purposes, including ancillary facilities and associated infrastructure
Network Plus Chaddock Lane Astley M29 7JT
Received 5 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90820/LUCP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a proposed rear single storey extension and roof lantern
420 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BS
Received 2 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90795/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 3 and 6 in respect of application A/16/82963/FULL
Land Adjacent 816 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90819/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear following demolition of existing conservatory
8 Gifford Place Hindley Wigan WN2 4SP
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90818/HH
To extend dwelling - erection of a first floor extension to front
116 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EW
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90802/HH
To extend dwelling - rear single storey extension
1 Evesham Close Leigh WN7 3NX
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90850/HH
To extend dwelling - first floor side extension over existing garage
2 Greenway Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9TE
Received 3 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90809/HH
To extend dwelling, conservatory to rear elevation
34 Grasmere Street Leigh WN7 1XB
Received 4 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90848/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/20/89103/FULL
All Saints Church Of England Primary School Chapel Fields Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 3QS
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90807/HH
To relocate 1.8m high garden wall closer to a highway to increase the private garden area to the rear/side of dwelling (Re-submission of planning application ref A/20/89663/HH)
2 Bradshaw Close Standish Wigan WN6 0RG
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90814/FULL
Residential development for the erection of 9 no. dwellings, along with associated external works including access and landscaping following the demolition of existing outbuildings
Elm Farm Little Lane Wigan WN3 6PX
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90817/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, extension to existing front dormers, roof alterations to rear, new canopy to side and external alterations. (Resubmission of A/20/89050/HH)
22 Landside Leigh WN7 3JT
Received 4 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90815/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey side and rear extension
17 Whitecroft Road Wigan WN3 5PS
Received 5 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90821/FULL
To erect single storey extension with a pitched roof to the side of the existing building to provide new office space, together with a new car park to be formed at the rear of the site.
1 Princess Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3HJ
Received 5 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90796/PDE
Single storey garden room to rear with a projection of 5.62m, height to ridge of 3.78m and height to eaves of 3m
26 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SA
Received 2 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90824/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear with steps.
24 Greenslate Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7BG
Received 8 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90847/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side
75 Waltersgreen Crescent Golborne Warrington WA3 3WA
Received 8 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90844/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey side extension
32 Melling Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JB
Received 8 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90829/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side following demolition of existing garage
4 Makinson Avenue Hindley Wigan WN2 2SE
Received 8 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90828/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to rear
100 Ullswater Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AQ
Received 8 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90797/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to eaves 3.10 metres and height to the top of the roof lantern 3.4 metres
288 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 2 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90799/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, heigh to eaves 2.495 metres, height to ridge 3.8 metres
7 Davies Street Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5BJ
Received 5 Feb 2021
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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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