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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 dates9,327Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,795 approved or refused records
863Refused applications
5,932 approved · 863 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/91700/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/89561/LA - The full height windows at ground floor on the rear elevation are to be replaced with half height windows as indicated on the proposed elevations. Air source heat pump units are to be installed beneath cill level to supply each of the 4no. apartments. The air source heat pump installation will comply with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Planning Standards (MCS 020); the volume of the outdoor compressor unit will be below 0.6 cubic metres and all parts of the unit will be sited more than 1m from the boundary.
Land Between 84 And 76-78 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TA
Received 4 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91798/HH
Application to retain detached summer house/outbuilding within the rear garden
18 Chestnut Grove Hindley Green WN2 4QJ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91800/HH
To extend dwelling, two storey side extension together with alterations to external elevations and car parking
7 Bromley Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2QY
Received 7 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91704/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear together with pitched roofs over existing front and rear dormers
16 Kilburn Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8SA
Received 2 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91706/FULL
Change of use from an Estate Agent (Class E) to a drinking establishment (Sui Generis Use) together with formation of outdoor seating area to front and side
171 Elliott Street Tyldesley M29 8FL
Received 27 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91799/FULL
Erection of 15 garages on vacant land, alterations to access, together with the siting of site cabin and steel storage unit
Land To Rear Of 17-23 Walkden Avenue Wigan
Received 7 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91735/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in respect of application A/21/90681/FULL
25 Common Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8DD
Received 7 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91793/HH
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and front porch to dwellinghouse
14 Ambrose Avenue Leigh WN7 5HY
Received 8 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91801/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side
19 Bickley Grove Tyldesley Manchester M29 7RP
Received 7 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91712/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/89830/HH - To make slight alteration to length of single storey extension from 4.5m to 4.7m
98 Moss Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7BS
Received 6 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91714/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/07/70201 - To erect 2no. blocks of industrial units comprising of 6no. in total for B1, B2 & B8 purposes, together with laying out of 38no. associated car parking spaces
A7 Walter Leigh Way Moss Industrial Estate Leigh WN7 3PT
Received 3 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91719/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey rear to rear at lower ground floor level
46 Ravenswood Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 2QT
Received 28 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91720/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey side extension
Bedford Hall Farm Hooten Lane Leigh WN7 3SA
Received 21 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91810/LUCP
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey side extension, garage conversion and rear dormer to serve loft conversion
23 Bransdale Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8WA
Received 8 Jun 2021 - RegisteredA/21/91763/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5, 7, 11, 15 and 16 in respect of application A/20/89189/FULL
Open Land South Of 23 Surrey Avenue Leigh
Received 8 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91813/ADV
To display advertisements comprising 3no. externally illuminated individual letters signs, 2no. externally illuminated hanging signs, non-illuminated display board and sign writing text
Globe Inn 94 High Street Standish Wigan WN6 0HF
Received 8 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91728/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, pitched roof dormer to front and dormer to rear
44 Edgeworth Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PT
Received 27 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91729/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey side and single storey rear extension
1 Campbell Street Wigan WN5 9HT
Received 28 May 2021 - UnknownA/21/91730/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 3.25m, height to ridge of 3.5m and height to eaves of 2.3m
161 Warrington Road Leigh WN7 3XD
Received 8 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91732/PDO
Prior notification for change of use of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor from offices to dwellings to create 48 apartments
Bryan House 61 - 69 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1AH
Received 8 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91808/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and rear
19 Tiverton Close Tyldesley M29 7NQ
Received 9 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91811/OUT
Outline application for residential development (all matters reserved)
1 St Wilfrids Road Standish Wigan WN6 0DQ
Received 9 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91738/TCSO
Prior notification for the erection of a 20 metre high phase 8 monopole c/w wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Grass Verge Adjacent H J Heinz Co Ltd Car Park Walthew House Lane Martland Park Wigan
Received 4 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91740/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.55 metres, height to eaves 2.3 metres and height to ridge 3.5 metres
12 Linden Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0LU
Received 4 Jun 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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