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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 dates9,358Searchable applications
496Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,821 approved or refused records
865Refused applications
5,956 approved · 865 refused · 406 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- DecidedA/21/91883/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey wrap around extension
15 Richmond Close Standish Wigan WN1 2TA
Received 17 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91886/ADV
Amendments to approved signage:1 no. Internally LED illuminated built up Nando's lettering (Elevation A) (H750mm x W3695mm);1 no. Internally LED illuminated menu box (Elevation A) (H 650mmx W425mm)
Unit E Robin Retail Park Robin Park Road Wigan
Received 17 Jun 2021 - RegisteredA/21/91818/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 5, 6 and 7 in respect of application A/20/88514/FULL
Land To Be Severed From Marklands Farm 174 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FB
Received 17 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91887/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey to rear
4 Otters Croft Shevington WN6 8GN
Received 17 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91802/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5m, height to ridge of 3.67m and height to eaves of 2.25m
19 Greyfriars Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9RL
Received 15 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91822/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5 and 6 in respect of application A/20/90541/VARMAJ
Land At Frog Lane/Field Street/Hey Street Wigan
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91891/FULL
Erection of detached dwellinghouse with associated external alterations including parking provision to rear, on land severed from the adjacent dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent 2 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JW
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91892/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear
4 Marklands Chase Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TN
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91896/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - including formation of first floor to the rear, a dormer to the front, a single storey to rear and external alterations
36 Park Avenue Shevington Wigan WN6 8AQ
Received 21 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91890/HHRET
To retain timber frame outbuilding
8 Elworthy Grove Wigan WN1 3UH
Received 21 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91898/LUCP
Lawful development certificate for change of use from offices to funeral directors together with external alterations including additional door to side elevation
Brunswick House Brunswick Street Leigh WN7 2PL
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91893/HH
Erection of detached garage to rear
11 - 12 Canal Row Haigh Wigan WN2 1NA
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91894/HH
Playhouse to front garden curtilage (retrospective)
43 Broadriding Road Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8EX
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91902/FULL
Erection of 6 detached dwellings with access, parking and landscaping
Fairhouse Barn Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AL
Received 22 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91912/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side to front of existing garage
41 Heyes Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8RJ
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91906/HH
Rear extension to bungalow
7 Milton Grove Billinge Wigan WN5 7EL
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91815/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side
51 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QN
Received 10 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91820/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.1 in respect of application A/18/85606/FULL
492-494 Ince Police Station Warrington Road Ince WN3 4TB
Received 21 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91825/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 and 4 in respect of application A/19/87130/HH
1 Fulbrook Way Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WZ
Received 21 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91833/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/89864/MAJOR - Minor amend to location of first floor window on Plot 1
Vacant Land South Of Heath Lane Lowton
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91836/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, pitched roof over existing flat roof two storey side extension
102 Sydney Avenue Leigh WN7 3LU
Received 11 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91838/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4m, height to ridge of 3.85m and height to eaves of 3.15m
48 Rivers Street Orrell Wigan WN5 8NE
Received 22 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91844/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/17/83484/MAJOR
Former Playing Field Off Thames Avenue Leigh
Received 22 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91839/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/13/78774 - Remove slope leading up to garage. Move garage closer to boundary with Fairhurst Lane
123 Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2TE
Received 17 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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