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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 dates9,204Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,689 approved or refused records
848Refused applications
5,841 approved · 848 refused · 399 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91295/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension, garage conversion, loft conversion with associated installation of rear dormer and rooflight to front facing main roof plane and alterations to driveway
23 Bransdale Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8WA
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91296/HH
Installation of raised balcony to rear
73 Swinley Road Wigan WN1 2DL
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91294/HH
To extend dwelling - proposed single storey side and rear extension
5 Millbrook Avenue Atherton M46 9LL
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91301/HH
To extend dwelling, first floor side extension including raising of ridge height of the existing roof, and alterations to external elevations
1 Rosedale Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2RW
Received 31 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91258/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5m, height to ridge of 3.6m, height to eaves of 2.3m
32 Chester Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2JF
Received 25 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91339/CU
Change of use from a currently vacant retail unit (Use Class E) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Use Class Sui Generis), together with the installation of fume extraction flue to rear and alterations to shop front
103 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4ND
Received 31 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91259/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side/rear.
11 Wilsham Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SF
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91341/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side and rear
10 Edridge Way Hindley Wigan WN2 3JZ
Received 31 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91260/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 6.3m, height to eaves 3.3m and height to top of parapet 3.3m
14 Beechfield Drive Leigh WN7 3JB
Received 30 Mar 2021 - RegisteredA/21/91290/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 6 and 7 in respect of application A/20/90071/FULL
Land Adjacent 322 Smiths Lane Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XS
Received 1 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91332/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, roof alterations comprising hip to gable conversion and dormer to rear
56 Sunnyside Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0LB
Received 1 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91331/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey to side and rear and single storey to rear
13 Bardale Grove Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9BE
Received 1 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91334/HH
To extend dwelling - removal of existing rear conservatory and replace with erection of new single storey extension
32 Porlock Close Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5HY
Received 2 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91304/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/20/90507/HH
57 Vicarage Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AX
Received 2 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91335/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front, side and rear
12 Milldale Road Leigh WN7 3PP
Received 2 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91337/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey side extension with dormer to front and rear elevation. Demolition of existing garage
5 Manley Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3XA
Received 5 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91263/PDO
Prior notification for change of use from offices to dwellings to create 8 apartments together with creation of 8 parking bays to front
Gateway House Standishgate Wigan WN1 1AE
Received 1 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91264/PDM1
Prior Notification for change of use of ground floor to a flat
40 Heath Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3DL
Received 1 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91343/ADV
To display advertisements consisting of: 2 drive thru signs, 2 Starbucks word-mark, 2 Starbucks roundel, 1 DT restrictor, 2 Directional signs, 1 Menu board, 1 DT Order confirmation, 1 Menu board, 2 banner frames
Parr Bridge Works Mosley Common Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PR
Received 6 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91345/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey extension to side, front and rear
5 Linwood Close Hindley WN2 3JR
Received 6 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91349/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear with terraced area at rear
30 Lakeside Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BJ
Received 7 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91358/OUT
Outline Application for 3 dwellings with associated access and parking, including layout, scale and access with landscaping and appearance reserved
Land At Sportsman Street Leigh
Received 7 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91280/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey side and rear extensions, with pitched roofs to existing front and rear dormers, and alterations to external elevations
25 Longton Avenue Lowton WA3 2RP
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91285/HH
Proposed pitched roof over existing flat roof garage to side and rear
31 Esthwaite Drive Tyldesley M29 7NA
Received 29 Mar 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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