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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 dates9,406Searchable applications
496Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,857 approved or refused records
868Refused applications
5,989 approved · 868 refused · 409 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 2002 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/91978/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor side/rear extension with dormer on front elevation and single storey rear extension
53 Barn Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3NU
Received 2 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91977/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - attached garage to the side following demolition of the existing detached garage
8 Thistledown Close Wigan WN6 7PA
Received 2 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91975/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, part first floor part two storey to side
15 Fallowfield Way Atherton Manchester M46 9TT
Received 2 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/91961/TCSO
Prior notificatIon for the installation of an 18m high Phase 8 3HG street pole and 3 associated equipment cabinets
Grassed Area On Wilding Street Ince Wigan
Received 2 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/91956/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 6 and 7 in respect of application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 2 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/91959/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 15, 17 and 37 in respect of application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 2 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91979/HH
Single storey extension to side with a ramp access
57 Fell Street Leigh WN7 4RB
Received 2 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91996/OUT
Outline application for the erection of one detached dwelling including details of Access, Layout and Scale. All other matters reserved
Five Acres Kenyon Lane Lowton WA3 1LQ
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91992/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front including roller shutter door, two storey to side with first floor gable window and single storey at rear, together with partial render to front and rear elevations
35 Moorgate Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DG
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92003/FULL
To erect one detached dwelling together with associated parking and landscaping, following demolition of existing outbuildings (as amended)
Light Oaks Hall Old Moss Lane Glazebury WA3 5PX
Received 3 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92004/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent for demolition of two existing outbuildings and the erection of one detached dwelling along with associated parking and landscaping (as amended)
Light Oaks Hall Old Moss Lane Glazebury WA3 5PX
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91995/HH
To construct permanent vehicular footpath crossing
49 Downall Green Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0DL
Received 5 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/91955/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4.05m, height to ridge of 3.9m and height to eaves of 2.4m
67 Crowther Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LY
Received 1 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91993/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear
55 Queen Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 9HY
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91989/HH
To extend dwellinghouse by way of a single storey side extension to existing garage with pitched roof to part replace the existing flat roof, together with render finish to proposed and existing elevations
188 Windsor Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9ES
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91962/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front, two storey to side and single storey at rear
14 Chiltern Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DY
Received 30 Jun 2021 - DecidedA/21/91981/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/21/90753/FULL
122 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PW
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91980/OUT
Outline planning permission for the proposed development of land for three residential units following demolition of existing dwelling. All matters reserved
5 The Woodlands Wigan WN1 2NR
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91990/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side following demolition of garage
5 Pennington Close Aspull WN2 2SP
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92005/FULL
Demolition of building and the erection of a three storey building including rear dormer and accommodation in the roof space, accommodating one Class E unit and one hot food takeaway (sui generis) and associated store rooms at ground floor level with seven self-contained apartments above and associated works including an extraction fan at the rear
12 And 14 Market Place Atherton M46 0EG
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92006/MAJOR
Demolition of existing building and construction of 1 no. retail unit with ancillary cafe (Use Class E) and external display area, along with access and servicing arrangements, car parking, landscaping and associated works.
B & Q Mini Warehouse Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RD
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91997/FULL
Replacement of the existing 17.5m monopole & 6no antennas, new 25m monopole, 6no antennas, relocation of 1no 0.3m dish and ancillary equipment
Action Works Wood Street Wigan WN3 4HL
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91969/RMMAJ
Reserved Matters Application seeking approval of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for 268 dwellings following outline planning permission ref: A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91991/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear
20 Dewberry Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8RD
Received 5 Jul 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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