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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 dates9,229Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,711 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
5,858 approved · 853 refused · 400 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91330/RMMAJ
Reserved matters application for A/15/81539/MAJOR seeking approval for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 28 residential units
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 14 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91398/FULL
Creation of new entrance and access from Manchester Road together with new vehicle footpath crossing
Amberswood Motors Jackson Street Ince WN2 2EB
Received 15 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91401/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side, first floor to side and rear including front dormer
164 Camberwell Crescent Wigan WN2 1AY
Received 15 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91405/HH
Erection of detached garage at rear following removal of existing
19 Cambridge Road Orrell WN5 8PL
Received 15 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91333/FULL
Proposed menage with associated fencing
Turf Nest Farm Moss Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LN
Received 1 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91404/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development for an existing roller shutter to the front
264 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 0AR
Received 15 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91445/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.14 in respect of application A/17/83795/MAJMIN
Land To The North Of Chanters Industrial Estate Atherton
Received 15 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91402/CU
Change of use of the ground floor to sui generis use comprising the sale, storage and distribution of alcohol
155 City Road Wigan WN5 0BB
Received 16 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91338/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.91 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 3.1 metres
17 Princes Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 7BZ
Received 9 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91406/FULL
Erection of a block of 10 stables, 2 tack rooms and creation of parking area, together with new section of access track to provide access from Arley Lane.
Land At Waterworks Farm Arley Lane Haigh WN1 2UJ
Received 16 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91342/HH
To extend dwelling - proposed single storey rear extension
68 Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DA
Received 6 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91403/HH
To extend dwellinghouse to side and rear, following the demolition of the existing conservatory
18 Bransfield Close Wigan WN3 5NW
Received 16 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91410/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and porch to front, together with render to all elevations, following demolition of existing garage
3 Heathmoor Avenue Lowton WA3 1HP
Received 19 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91408/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear following demolition of existing store, outbuilding and wc. Alternative to A/20/90075/HH
32 The Avenue Leigh WN7 1ES
Received 19 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91407/VAR
To vary Condition 3 of Application A/19/87330/FULL - to allow opening hours of the gym from 07.00 to 21.00 hours Monday to Friday, 07.00 to 20.00 hours on Saturdays and 08.00 to 17.00 hours on Sundays and Public Holidays
151 Newton Road Lowton WA3 1EW
Received 19 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91344/HH
Single storey side extension to dwellinghouse
22 Wigan Lower Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LJ
Received 6 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91413/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
40 Weymouth Drive Hindley Green WN2 4QX
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91411/FULL
To erect one pair of semi detached dwellings and four off street car parking spaces on site of former public house car park area
Former Car Park Royal Oak Hotel 232 Wigan Road Leigh WN7 5EP
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91386/HH
Installation of a drop kerb to facilitate access to property
98 Almond Brook Road Standish WN6 0ST
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91346/RET
Retrospective change of use application from residential to mixed use residential and dog grooming parlour (Sui Generis), together with the erection of a 1.55 metre high close boarded timber panel fence to the side of the driveway and a 1.65 metre high brick and railing wall to the front Woodland Avenue boundary of the site
49 Woodland Avenue Hindley Green WN2 4PP
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91387/HH
To provide a vehicular drop crossing for access to dwelling
84 Spring Road Orrell WN5 8QB
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91409/CU
Change of use from use as a Gym/fitness centre to allow uses within Classes B2, B8 and E(g)
Xercise4Less Chapel Lane Wigan WN1 1DU
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91412/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - 1.5 storey to the side and a single storey rear extension with raised patio areas with screening
14 Finch Mill Avenue Appley Bridge WN6 9DF
Received 20 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91414/VARMAJ
A Section 73 Application for planning permission A/18/86437/MAJOR, to vary;Condition 2 (Plans) relating to internal and external changes to the Extra Care Block, including roof alterations, half dormers and changes to the fenestration to the eastern development block, in addition, a revised site layout plan to include a turning head and reconfiguration of parking areas, plant area / substation and bike/buggy store.Condition 10 (Finished Floor Levels)
Site Formerly Occupied By Noel Chadwick Butchers 51 High Street Standish WN6 0HD
Received 21 Apr 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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