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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 dates9,119Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,618 approved or refused records
843Refused applications
5,775 approved · 843 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/91027/FULL
Change of use from residential to Class E (commercial) and rear extension to the first and second floors, to allow expansion of existing ground floor butcher's business
12 - 14 Market Street Standish Wigan WN6 0HN
Received 2 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/90998/PDE
Single storey flat roofed extension to rear with a projection of 4.6m, overall height to top of roof lantern of 3.07m
25 Athol Crescent Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4HE
Received 1 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91021/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey and single storey to the rear
12 Foxfield Grove Shevington WN6 8AJ
Received 2 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91052/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 in respect of application A/19/87173/MAJOR
Eastdale Old Hall Street Ince Wigan WN3 4QR
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91013/HH
To extend dwelling, two storey extension to side
7 Brooklands Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9JR
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91043/HH
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden
27 Oakwood Drive Leigh WN7 3LZ
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91060/HH
Relocation of 2 metre high boundary fence to side
33 Ridgeway Lowton Warrington WA3 2QL
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91048/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey rear extension
19 Crow Wood Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2EJ
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91051/HH
The creation of a roof terrace and associated balustrade above a previously approved rear extension including external alterations.
26 Schofield Lane Atherton M46 0QB
Received 2 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91049/FULL
New shopfrontage to existing Barbers shop, partial conversion of rear ground floor to a 1 bed flat, existing first floor flat converted into two 1 bed flats, together with loft conversion and internal alterations
25 Orrell Road Orrell WN5 8EY
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91030/HH
To extend dwelling - loft conversion with dormer extension and partial ridge height increase
90 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EW
Received 3 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91007/AG
Prior notification for the erection of a general produce and machinery storage building
Boundary Farm Cottage Boundary Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YX
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91061/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey side extension and single storey rear extension including extended canopy to front elevation
32 Meynell Drive Leigh WN7 3JR
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91054/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear together with associated works.
28 Snowden Avenue Wigan WN3 5HP
Received 3 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91008/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5.5m, height to ridge of 4m and height to eaves of 2.6m
15 Horncastle Close Lowton WA3 2DL
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91066/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - new bay windows to front, two storey to side and formation of new roof to allow for rooms in roofspace following demolition of existing garage. Including a new raised balcony to the rear elevation
86 Whitley Crescent Wigan WN1 2PP
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91068/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey side extension
21 Ashbourne Avenue Wigan WN2 1AD
Received 3 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91009/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5.7 metres, height to eaves 2.5 metres and height to ridge 3.8 metres
118 Liverpool Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9LX
Received 24 Feb 2021 - UnknownA/21/91010/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5.5 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 3.9 metres
37 Scot Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1YX
Received 26 Feb 2021 - DecidedA/21/91041/HH
To erect single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extensions
86 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SF
Received 4 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91064/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey side extension and single storey wrap around extension with porch canopy to front following demolition of existing extensions
10 Ilkeston Drive Aspull WN2 1QZ
Received 4 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91037/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - hip to gable conversion, including new gable window
230 Astley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AX
Received 4 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91036/FULL
Installation of 1no. 5 metre high floodlighting column
Winstanley College Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XF
Received 4 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91056/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19 and 20 in respect of application A/19/87198/MAJOR
Former Council Yard Orrell Road Orrell
Received 4 Mar 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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