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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
9,153Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,643 approved or refused records
844Refused applications

5,799 approved · 844 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. DecidedA/21/91223/CU

    Proposed change of use of first and second floors to 5 dwellings with alterations to fenestration on side elevations

    Three Crowns Hotel 188 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2DW

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  2. DecidedA/21/91226/HH

    Erection of gazebo in rear garden

    40 Churchlands Lane Standish WN6 0XU

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  3. RegisteredA/21/91224/VAR

    Section 73 Application to vary conditions 5 (Surface water Drainage) and 9 (Landscaping) detailed on planning permission reference A/15/81362/FULL

    505 Newton Road Lowton WA3 1PF

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  4. DecidedA/21/91225/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side/rear adjoining an existing garage together with partial garage conversion to be incorporated into proposed development.

    321 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2QY

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  5. DecidedA/21/91190/ADV

    To display externally illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs, internally illuminated ATM signage and surround, non-illuminated display signs and window vinyls

    Development Site 36 Mesnes Road Wigan

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  6. DecidedA/21/91232/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, dormer to the front

    1 Rugby Drive Orrell WN5 8PW

    Received 20 Mar 2021
  7. DecidedA/21/91235/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side/rear following the demolition of the existing outhouse and sun room

    42 Avondale Road Wigan WN1 2BE

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  8. DecidedA/21/91249/RET

    Installation of replacement shop frontage to the front and side

    Mr Chips 26 And 28 Hallgate Wigan WN1 1LR

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  9. DecidedA/21/91250/ADV

    To display externally illuminated fascia signs to front and side elevation

    Mr Chips 26 And 28 Hallgate Wigan WN1 1LR

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  10. DecidedA/21/91237/CU

    Change of use including alterations to form 19 bed house of multiple occupation

    Former Wigan And Leigh College Railway Road Building Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AH

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  11. DecidedA/21/91236/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side

    75 Taylor Road Hindley Green WN2 4TL

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  12. DecidedA/21/91178/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse by way of a rear dormer and an alteration to the front elevation, together with the installation of a rooflight in the front facing main roof plane

    23 Greenslate Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7BQ

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  13. DecidedA/21/91234/ADV

    Removal of existing 48 sheet advert and erection of digital advertisement sign

    Land On The South Side Of 20 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HW

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  14. UnknownA/21/91240/LUCP

    Lawful Development Certificate application for a proposed single storey rear extension

    14 Ramsey Close Atherton M46 9EQ

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  15. DecidedA/21/91181/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1/2, 3, 4 and 6 in respect of application A/17/84357/FULL

    Vacant Land West Of 73 Smethurst Lane Wigan

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  16. DecidedA/21/91238/HH

    To extend bungalow single storey and dormer to rear following demolition of existing single storey to rear

    20 Ashton Road Golborne WA3 3UN

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  17. DecidedA/21/91239/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear with side projection, following the removal of the existing conservatory

    5 Woodcourt Wigan WN3 5BZ

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  18. DecidedA/21/91228/FULL

    To erect 2 no., three storey semi-detached properties following demolition of 2 no. garages

    Land To Be Severed From 200 Manchester Road Tyldesley M29 8NN

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  19. DecidedA/21/91244/RET

    To retain canopy covering the existing external seating area

    6 Church Street Orrell WN5 8TG

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  20. DecidedA/21/91172/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - two storey side extension

    1 Hawkshaw Close Aspull WN2 1EJ

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  21. DecidedA/21/91174/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side.

    7 Leyburn Close Wigan WN1 3NF

    Received 12 Mar 2021
  22. UnknownA/21/91200/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 in respect of application A/16/83156/MAJOR

    Holy Family Roman Catholic Church Chaddock Lane Worsley

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  23. DecidedA/21/91246/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear

    37 Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0JR

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  24. DecidedA/21/91248/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side

    Croft House Lily Farm Croft Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8AB

    Received 23 Mar 2021

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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.

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