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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates9,247Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,725 approved or refused records
854Refused applications
5,871 approved · 854 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91420/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 in respect of application A/08/72045
50 Fairholme Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8LL
Received 23 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91427/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side together with part two storey, part first floor and part single storey to rear, following demolition of existing conservatory
1 Nairn Close Standish Wigan WN6 0RE
Received 23 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91431/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and rear
28 Helmsman Way Wigan WN3 5DJ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91430/RET
To retain shipping container for storage of materials
EDES Limited 55 Bridgewater Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AD
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91433/HH
To erect detached garage to the front of dwellinghouse
70 Foxtail Meadow Standish Wigan WN6 0ZJ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91442/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to rear
162 Sandy Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 4EW
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91423/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to eaves 2.5 metres and height to ridge 3.8 metres following removal of existing conservatory
14 Davy Road Maypole Gardens Abram Wigan WN2 5YX
Received 16 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91443/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side
6 Trecastell Close Wigan WN1 3YT
Received 26 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91428/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and change of use of land, from landscaping to an enclosed amenity area, by re-positioning a 2.2m high wall
17 Grasslands Standish Wigan WN6 0GT
Received 26 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91429/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.2 in respect of application A/19/88109/RMMJLA
Sandalwood Drive Wigan
Received 3 Mar 2021 - UnknownA/21/91432/LUCP
Lawful Development Certificate application for a proposed single storey rear extension
14 Davy Road Maypole Gardens Abram Wigan WN2 5YX
Received 26 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91434/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions no.3 and no.9 in respect of application A/19/88342/MAJLA
Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh
Received 11 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91447/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 and 4 in respect of A/19/87529/FULL
Site Of Former Manse 233 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield
Received 31 Mar 2021 - DecidedA/21/91448/FULL
Change of use to a tea-room, florist and wine bar with flat at first floor, timber deck and canopy to front to form outdoor seating area, , demolition of existing side extension, and laying out of parking spaces to front
Former Co-op 1 Coach Road Adjacent To 558 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7SQ
Received 27 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91449/NMAS
To finish in render and alter openings and change parapet to soffit (in association with A/20/88923/HH)
16 Danesway Wigan WN1 2EX
Received 23 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91450/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/90213/FULL - Amendment to condition 4 of the planning permission to allow biodiversity net gain to be delivered through installation of bird boxes and not wildflower grassland
Morleys Hall Sewage Works Morleys Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EW
Received 19 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91458/MAJOR
To erect 10 dwellings and 4 flats, access and landscaping
Former Newtown Labour Club Hesketh Street Wigan WN5 0TU
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91468/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey side extension to rear of existing garage together with new pitched roof
16 Haweswater Avenue Tyldesley M29 7BL
Received 27 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91451/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/16/83282/RMMAJ - Alterations to House Type D - Plots 1 to 4 to increase floor area from 53.9m� to 59.8m�
Land At Frog Lane And Field Street Wigan
Received 23 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91466/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear
15 Woodnook Road Appley Bridge WN6 9LA
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91459/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of existing retail unit
35 Thirlmere Street Leigh WN7 4DX
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91467/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear
32 Lakeside Avenue Billinge WN5 7BJ
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91464/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to rear, single storey to rear with balcony above, dormer to rear.
34 Coniston Park Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0AS
Received 28 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91461/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5m, height to top of roof lantern of 3.2m
1 Birchfield Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0HR
Received 26 Apr 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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