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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 dates9,078Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,585 approved or refused records
837Refused applications
5,748 approved · 837 refused · 392 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/21/90930/HH
To extend dwelling - construction of rear dormer and first floor rear extension
5 Hanover Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3BT
Received 18 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90934/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear
51 Upton Road Atherton Manchester M46 9RP
Received 19 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90911/CU
Change of use from car showroom and garage to a mixed use development containing a caf�, dance studio, gym, vehicle repair garage, offices and nail salon, together with alterations to access, car park and external elevations
196 - 198 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2DW
Received 19 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90943/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing
6 Tollgreen Close Hindley Wigan WN2 2SW
Received 19 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90932/HH
To extend dwelling - construction of a single storey side extension with a pitched roof and revised access arrangements to the front and rear
16 Pendle Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3HB
Received 19 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90938/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey rear extension
29 Chester Avenue Lowton WA3 2JF
Received 19 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90936/CON
Condition Discharge application to partially discharge condition no.15 (Gas Migration Strategy) in respect of application A/12/76665 for plots 41-44, 47-48, 67-69, 72, 74-80, 82 and 84 only, in so far as it relates to gas validation requirements
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 19 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90933/FULL
To erect detached garage to rear/side of existing dwelling for use as a commercial motor vehicle maintenance and repair unit, following demolition of existing outbuilding previously used as a dog grooming business.
140 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9ST
Received 19 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90946/HH
To erect first floor extension over garage and kitchen with decked area attached to gable and access staircase
Astley House Pendlebury Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LU
Received 22 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90931/FULL
To erect new stable block, associated horse exercise area, storage/sitting cabin and resurfacing of access road
Land North Of Pendlebury Lane Haigh WN2 1LT
Received 22 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90939/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey extension to rear
8 Ashwell Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2HT
Received 22 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90956/CU
To convert vacant first floor of existing petrol filling station/shop to flat with external alterations including new external staircase and window/door openings
NUF Petrol Station Firs Lane Leigh WN7 4TT
Received 22 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90942/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and front
2 Richmond Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4ND
Received 22 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90916/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/19/88342/MAJLA
Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh
Received 11 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90958/HH
To extend dwellinghouse by way of a porch to front, two storey to side and single storey extension to the rear, together with an external render finish to existing and proposed elevations
446 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley M29 7BT
Received 22 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/90917/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of A/20/90269/HH
80 Whitley Crescent Wigan WN1 2PP
Received 16 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/91044/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4 and 10 in respect of application A/18/86153/FULL
Land Adjacent 112 Hulme Road Leigh WN7 5BT
Received 22 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90927/HH
To extend dwelling - first floor side extension
14 Sawyer Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8SN
Received 17 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90963/FULL
To erect replacement detached dwelling including associated access, parking and landscaping, following demolition of existing dweling
12 Highcrest Grove Tyldesley Manchester M29 8GH
Received 23 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90972/CU
Change of use from former computer shop (Use Class E (a) to restaurant and bar (Sui Generis) at ground floor, creation of 2 no. apartments at first and second floor, together with associated elevation changes to include alterations to existing window arrangements, new windows to the side and rear elevation, increase to parapet wall detail and single storey extension to replace the existing extension
96 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XA
Received 23 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90978/HH
Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions with integral garage
169 Lovers Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0PY
Received 23 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90984/ADV
To display 1x illuminating fascia sign and 6x non illuminating signs on the building
Douglas Printers Limited Woodhouse Drive Wigan WN6 7NT
Received 23 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90937/FULL
Erection of 9 dwellinghouses, comprising 3 pairs of semi-detached and 3 detached dwellinghouses, new access and associated external works
Sandy Lane Farm 186 Sandy Lane Hindley Wigan WN6 4EP
Received 16 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/90940/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey extension to rear and first floor side extension over existing garage, following demolition of existing conservatory at rear
21 Gadbury Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0LQ
Received 17 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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