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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 dates9,382Searchable applications
496Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,838 approved or refused records
866Refused applications
5,972 approved · 866 refused · 408 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91841/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/88917/MAJOR - The metal cladding material has now changed to dark grey brick; causing slight alterations to the elevations
Development Land East Of 2 - 4 Woods Lane Ashton-In-Makerfield
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91843/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/88859/RMMAJ - The DoV removes the requirement to deliver 20% of the affordable housing (the requirement for which was subject to viability testing). It is proposed that a planning condition is added to the reserve matters approval which secures the requirement to provide the affordable dwellings as part of this reserved matters approval. It is therefore considered that such a change should be agreed as a non-material amendment to the RM3 approval.
North Leigh Park Nel Pan Lane Leigh
Received 21 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91905/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed porch addition to the front elevation, dormer roof extension to side and rear elevation and a single storey rear extension at ground floor
52 Scott Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2HH
Received 23 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91910/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear
51 Baxter Street Standish WN6 0DE
Received 23 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91907/FULL
External elevation alterations, internal layout changes and the installation of a canopy to an existing school building, together with a single storey extension to a reception area, installation of vent to school basement and external hard and soft landscaping works, including the erection of 2.4 metre high mesh fence and 2 metre high timber fence, following the removal of existing container
Golborne High School Trinity Project Lowton Road Golborne WA3 3EL
Received 23 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91908/ADV
To display non-illuminated logo and signage to school building
Golborne High School Trinity Project Lowton Road Golborne WA3 3EL
Received 23 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91911/LUCP
Certificate of Lawfulness for a rear extension to an existing bungalow
147 Soughers Lane Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JT
Received 24 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91916/FULL
Construction of dwellinghouse with under-croft access to land to the rear
Land At Dorset Street Hindley
Received 24 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91866/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear together with new roof and alterations to existing attached garage to side
4 Gillbrow Crescent Wigan WN1 3NN
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91867/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and extended driveway to front
1 Waddington Close Lowton WA3 2DR
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91868/RET
To retain alterations to existing outbuilding including raise in roof height to create two storey building together with change of use to kennels/dog boarding facility and installation of external staircase
Morris Fold Cottage Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1EF
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91869/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side projecting to front at ground floor
75 Tatton Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9UA
Received 16 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91872/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.8 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 4 metres
23 Oak Avenue Standish WN6 0EA
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91877/HH
Erection of detached double garage
588 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw Wigan WN2 4AE
Received 16 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91917/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/20/90545/FULL
1 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1LD
Received 24 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91918/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/20/90546/LB
1 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1LD
Received 24 Jun 2021 - RegisteredA/21/91914/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 (external colour scheme for fixtures) in respect of application A/20/90547/ADV
1 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1LD
Received 24 Jun 2021 - UnknownA/21/91913/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to rear of existing detached house
1 Renwick Square Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NF
Received 24 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91915/HH
Proposed two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and porch to front
7 Empress Drive Leigh WN7 2UN
Received 25 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91885/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey rear extension
4 Brookside Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 0DR
Received 17 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91888/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey rear extension
339 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 18 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91889/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - part two storey and single storey at side, together with single storey at rear, following demolition of garage
9 Chantry Walk Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 0LW
Received 21 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91925/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side
Bawk House Farm Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LX
Received 25 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91924/HH
To extend dwelling, first floor rear extension and provision of off street parking space to front of dwelling
542 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PX
Received 25 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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