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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 dates9,342Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,807 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
5,943 approved · 864 refused · 406 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91766/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.15 - Plots 41-48 Garden Validations - in respect of A/12/76665
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 9 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91812/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey rear extension
37 Wayfarers Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8RP
Received 9 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91814/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side
50 Hough Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8NW
Received 9 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91743/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting to a maximum of 4.3 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres
3 Bannister Court Shevington Wigan WN6 8GE
Received 7 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91816/LUCE
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension of residential garden
6 Broadlands Shevington Wigan WN6 8DH
Received 11 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91770/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15 and 17 in respect of application A/20/90286/MAJOR
St Peter's Church Of England Bryn Road Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0AA
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91821/FULL
Proposed landscaping works to create improved external licensed dining area and new bar servery in part of the existing garage
The White Crow Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XL
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91744/LB
Listed Building Application for a single storey side extension
Bedford Hall Farm Hooten Lane Leigh WN7 3SA
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedA/21/91817/FULL
To erect a detached dwelling, with associated parking area
Land At Site Of 233 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9SL
Received 11 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91826/LUCP
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed development, single storey rear extension plus a loft conversion with a rear dormer
103 Crooke Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LR
Received 11 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91828/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front/side
36 Warwick Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 4DN
Received 11 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91745/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.10 metres, height to eaves 3.30 metres and height to ridge 3.6 metres
2 Laurel Grove Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8LJ
Received 9 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91746/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.4 metres, height to the eaves 2.95 metres and height to the ridge 3.95 metres
53 Brindlehurst Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NG
Received 11 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91829/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use as a children's care facility for up to 2 children
4 Oakhead Leigh WN7 3EE
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91823/HH
To construct permanent vehicular footpath crossing
337 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3PQ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91830/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side and single storey to rear
39 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1EL
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91831/HH
To extend bungalow - single storey to front
20 Colwyn Drive Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TX
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91832/CU
Conversion of 8 no. offices to a 5 no. bedroom House of Multiple Occupation and minor elevational alterations
43 Bridgeman Terrace Wigan WN1 1TT
Received 14 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91749/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5m, height to ridge of 3.54m and height to eaves of 2.4m
7 Brambling Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2GS
Received 7 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91824/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side/rear
17 Glover Street Leigh WN7 5LL
Received 14 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91752/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 10 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91834/MAJOR
Re-development of the former church to use as E(g) office use, including refurbishment, creation of 3 mezzanine floors, two storey to side, single storey to rear, following demolition of a single storey element at rear
St Josephs Roman Catholic Church Caroline Street Wigan
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91835/LB
Listed Building Consent for the re-development of the former church to use as E(g) office use, including refurbishment, creation of 3 mezzanine floors, two storey to side, and a single storey to rear, following demolition of a single storey element at rear
St Josephs Roman Catholic Church Caroline Street Wigan
Received 14 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91871/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey to rear
24 Alderley Road Hindley WN2 4JY
Received 14 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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