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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 dates9,422Searchable applications
496Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,871 approved or refused records
869Refused applications
6,002 approved · 869 refused · 409 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/92061/HH
To extend detatched garage from 7.5m to 19.5m and raise existing roof structure by 1m. Alterations to existing rear boundary wall to create wider access
127 Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2TE
Received 13 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92063/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey 'wrap around' extension, including extending dropped kerb to provide additional parking.
4 Kingston Close Wigan WN3 5NJ
Received 14 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92052/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/18/86357/MAJOR - A number of house type substitutions are proposed affecting the following plots: Plots 1-18, 20, 26, 30-49, 54-56, 59-62, 104, 107 and 109-115. There are 33 house type substitutions from the approved total number of 117
Vacant Land North Of 20 Bainbridge Avenue Lowton
Received 12 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92058/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to front and side (South of the dwelling) together with Juliette balcony to rear of extension
Wash Pit Cottage Higher Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1EA
Received 12 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92085/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (window details and elevations), 4 (shop front improvements), 5 (refuse and cycle storage), 6 (noise measures), 7 (plant) and 8 (business hours) in respect of application A/18/85925/CU
5 Market Street Leigh WN7 1ED
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92062/HH
To construct single garage to the side of dwelling.
122 Shevington Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8BJ
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92059/FULL
Erection of replacement boundary fence 2.4m in height including 900mm gate (for maintenance access only)
Garage Site Edale Road Leigh
Received 12 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92064/HH
Construction of a single storey extension to the front of dwelling (amended plans)
1 Redfield Croft Leigh WN7 1EN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92065/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear
1 Maesbrook Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8DT
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92081/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 5, 7 and 8 in respect of application A/18/86073/FULL
Former Beech Hill Medical Practice Beech Hall Street Wigan WN6 7HX
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92067/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side and rear following demolition of existing garage
15 Haddon Road Lowton WA3 2JQ
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92068/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey extension to rear/side of dwelling following demolition of the existing sunroom/greenhouse, outhouse and minor external works (Re-submission of A/21/91235/HH)
42 Avondale Road Wigan WN1 2BE
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92070/FULL
To convert dance academy building and erect two storey extension to the side to form a total of 5no flats, together with associated access, parking and landscaping
157 Heath Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9HH
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92071/FULL
Installation of a new shop front together with alterations and repairs to the elevations of upper floors including to existing openings
206 Elliott Street Tyldesley M29 8DS
Received 15 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92072/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to eaves 2.1 metres and height to ridge 2.9 metres
11 Bidford Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WB
Received 13 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92074/HH
To extend bungalow - single storey to rear, porch to front and changes to the roof comprising of hip to gable roof alteration and dormer to the rear to allow for rooms within the roofspace
9 Coleridge Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EB
Received 16 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92073/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.3 metres and height to the ridge 3.56 metres
9 Nelson Street Atherton Manchester M46 0LJ
Received 14 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92082/ADV
Proposed signage comprising: Sign 1 - Fascia Sign, Sign 2 - Vinyl Fascia Sign, Sign 3 - Totem Sign, Sign 4 - Totem Sign, & Sign 5 - Directional Sign
Morrisons Shuttle Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AW
Received 16 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92097/TCSO
Prior notification for a proposed 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Grass Verge Adjacent Arnold Clark Martland Mill Lane Wigan WN5 0LX
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92078/FULL
Erection of a detached bungalow at Plot No 3 at 78C Edinburgh Drive.
78C Edinburgh Drive Wigan WN5 9EY
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92088/FULL
Installation of a Community Notice Board.
Land Adjacent To Orrell Book Cycle 241 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8LY
Received 19 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92083/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side, roof alteration to existing outbuilding and external alterations to external elevations of the dwellinghouse. Also, a new boundary treatment to the front and side boundary
63 Ash Close Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9HU
Received 19 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92193/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/20/88731/HH (bin store)
41 Andover Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HP
Received 18 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92080/FULL
To extend and convert an existing double detached garage to create a two storey dwelling together with single storey front and rear extensions
St Elizabeth Vicarage Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 19 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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