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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6,002 approved · 869 refused · 409 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/21/92089/LUCP
Certificate of lawful use for former (class B1) now (Class E)(g) to use as a gymnasium (Class E)(d)
Unit 4 Green Fold Court Green Fold Way Leigh WN7 3XJ
Received 19 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92086/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91096/HH - Increase in size to rear extension from 3.3m to 4.3m
323 Downall Green Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0NB
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92090/MAJOR
Residential development for the erection of 26 affordable dwellings comprising 16 two-bedroom homes and 10 one-bedroom apartments with associated access, car parking and open space on land off Barracks Road, Bickershaw
Land North Of Barracks Road Bickershaw
Received 19 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92091/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear
19 Croft Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 9FH
Received 20 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92087/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/19/88241/FULL
Stag Inn Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QU
Received 8 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92092/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and part two storey/single storey to rear, together with alterations to ground floor canopy
32 Annesley Crescent Wigan WN3 6RY
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92093/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to side
10 Cranborne Close Standish Wigan WN6 0RS
Received 19 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92094/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 in respect of application A/20/90527/FULL
Unit 1 Stephens Way Warrington Road Industrial Estate Wigan WN3 6PE
Received 12 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92095/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in respect of application A/21/90880/FULL
St Elizabeth Vicarage Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92100/MAJOR
Sub-division of three retail units into seven units and proposed Change of Use to consolidate the existing lawful sale of retail goods under Use Class E(a) and allow for flexible commercial uses under Use Classes E(c)(iii), E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 along with associated external alterations and reconfiguration of car parking and landscaping
32 - 36 Caroline Street Wigan WN3 4EL
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92102/MAJOR
To retain 13 dwellings and to erect 16 new dwellings together with landscaping and parking. (Overall 29 Dwellings). Part alternative to A/19/87408/RMMAJ
Site Of Ashtons Tenement Farm Bickershaw Lane Abram
Received 20 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92107/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 (Footpath Details) in respect of application A/17/83484/MAJOR
Former Playing Field Off Thames Avenue Leigh
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92104/HH
Erection of detached building to rear
89 Ashbourne Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1HW
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92103/HHRET
To retain new reduced height of garden boundary wall/fence (Resubmission)
22 Trent Road Wigan WN5 9LY
Received 21 Jul 2021 - RegisteredA/21/92108/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 (contamination) in respect of application A/20/90407/FULL
Unit 2 Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh WN7 4HB
Received 21 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92110/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/20/90534/CU
Mesnes House Mesnes Street Wigan WN1 1QJ
Received 21 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92096/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to eaves 2.3 metres and height to ridge 2.6 metres following removal of existing conservatory
10 Gillan Road Wigan WN6 7HQ
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92118/FULL
Creation of vehicle parking area
Agricultural Land South East Of 223 Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92101/HH
To extend dwelling with new single storey & two storey extensions to rear. Installation of new window to side elevation and new canopy over front door. Existing conservatory to be demolished
21 Holly Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3JT
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92130/FULL
To replace the existing grass rugby league pitch with a synthetic 3G pitch on the same footprint, with levelling works. Replace existing 1.2m high perimeter fencing with new 1.2m high perimeter spectator barrier
Leigh Miners Rangers ARLFC Sutton Park Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LZ
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92123/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey infill extension to rear
17 Shelley Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8HW
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92120/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - re-modelling of existing roof, including alteration to pitch and raising of eaves and ridge height, attached garage at side and glazed extension to rear, together with rendering and timber cladding following removal of existing conservatory
2 Limes Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0AB
Received 21 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92098/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 3.9 metres
24 Belmont Avenue Bickershaw Wigan WN2 4AQ
Received 21 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92129/HH
Proposed extension of a dropped kerb to driveway by 2.0 metres and removal of a section of safety barrier to facilitate improved vehicular access/egress to the property
358 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DY
Received 22 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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