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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates9,276Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,750 approved or refused records
858Refused applications
5,892 approved · 858 refused · 402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91524/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - erection of raised balcony to rear
17 Fairman Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 2RT
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91525/CU
Change of use to Use Class F1a (Provision of Education) with ancillary offices and associated facilities
Orrell Lodge Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8HJ
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91527/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to side
14 Sawyer Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8SN
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91528/HH
To erect a first floor extension over existing garage
37 Wotton Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XR
Received 6 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91529/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a rear extension
51 Booths Brow Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0NG
Received 7 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91547/ADV
Install 2 no. digital advertisement boards. Sign 1 will be on the gable of the existing Pier 4 / 5 building and Sign 2 will be on land adjacent to Pottery Road
Wigan Pier Wallgate Wigan WN3 4EU
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91570/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of an 18m high Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Land Adjacent 104 Westleigh Lane Leigh
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91548/FULL
Extension to existing classroom block with retaining wall, erection of fence and other external alterations
Hawkley Hall High School Carr Lane Wigan WN3 5NY
Received 10 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91554/TCSO
Prior Notification for the installation of a 20m Phase 8 pole with associated antennas, wrap around cabinet built around the base, 4 new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
Grass Verge Adjacent Montrose Avenue Wigan
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91550/CU
Change of use from Office to Caf�/Restaurant (Use Class E(b)) and Training Facility (Use Class F.1) including alterations to rear elevation
31A Astley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8HG
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91522/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to front and erection of 1.8 metre high boundary fence to front of dwelling
15 Thorncroft Avenue Tyldesley M29 7TA
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91553/HH
To re-model and extend existing bungalow, including new roof and increase in roof height to create upper floor, dormers to front and rear, single storey extension to the rear and to the side
18 Clifton Crescent Wigan WN1 2LB
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91555/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/20/89794/HH
44 Arnside Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4LB
Received 27 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91556/PDM1
Prior notification for part change of use from ground floor Class A1 to dwellinghouse, together with alterations to front elevation
Crankys 133 Manchester Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8DL
Received 10 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91557/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 7.4m, height to ridge of 4m and height to eaves of 3m
11 Lydford Green Standish Wigan WN6 0ET
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91561/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear
11 Meynell Drive Leigh WN7 3JR
Received 11 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91558/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/06/67918 - Relocation of front door
32 Flora Street Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9EG
Received 6 Apr 2021 - UnknownA/21/91559/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/86573/FULL - Replace the drawing for Plot 11 on the approved plans list with a revised plot drawing number
Vacant Land West Of 51 Booths Brow Road Ashton-In-Makerfield
Received 27 Apr 2021 - DecidedA/21/91562/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - extension to existing front dormer
1 Johnson Close Leigh WN7 4QJ
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91572/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side projecting to rear
44 Kingsdown Road Abram Wigan WN2 5RN
Received 12 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91592/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 in respect of application A/18/86063/OUT
New Barn Farm New Barn Lane Leigh WN7 3UD
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91573/HH
To install new dropped kerb to front
5 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HQ
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91580/FULL
Creation of new vehicular access points from Lamberhead Road and Gloucester Road to serve current site, following subdivision of units
Pemberton Business Centre Richmond Hill Wigan WN5 8AA
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91581/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side and bay window to front.
18 Skelton Street Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0DQ
Received 13 May 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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