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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 dates9,436Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,884 approved or refused records
869Refused applications
6,015 approved · 869 refused · 409 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/21/92244/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side projecting to rear.
15 Algernon Street Hindley WN2 3EG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92246/RET
To retain installation of ATM in front elevation
100 Ince Green Lane Ince WN2 2DG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92247/RADV
To retain internally illuminated ATM signage
100 Ince Green Lane Ince WN2 2DG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92262/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 5 and 6 in respect of application A/21/92245/VAR
86 Market Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3AN
Received 12 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92218/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4.95m, height to ridge of 3.9m and height to eaves of 2.4m
20 High Beeches Crescent Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8EF
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92248/CU
Change of use from Class E to B8 (Storage and Distribution), and ancillary office facilities. Retrospective application.
387 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 0AR
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92249/VARMAJ
Section 73 application to vary conditions 1, 2, 3 and 5 of permission A/18/85235/RMMAJ. Variations relating to house types, landscaping and layout
Land At Langham Road Standish
Received 12 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92226/HH
To extend dwelling, proposed two, and two 1/2 storey to the side and two storey to the rear, with new steps from existing balcony.
26 Whitley Crescent Wigan WN1 2QS
Received 5 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92228/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey to rear with first floor balcony
6 Park Crescent West Wigan WN1 1SA
Received 26 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92250/HH
Erection of replacement 2.6m high fence to rear garden curtilage
65 Kirkwood Close Aspull WN2 1DZ
Received 13 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92235/HHRET
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear
52 Beech Walk Leigh WN7 3LL
Received 9 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92260/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Land At Queensway Leigh
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92253/MAJOR
Erection of single building including 5 Industrial Units for Class B8 use with ancillary trade counter use, with associated car parking, landscaping and vehicle access/egress amendments. Scheme to also include stand-alone Cafe unit for Class E(b) use with internal and external seating area
Worthington Business Park Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XJ
Received 13 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92268/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15.0m high Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
On Footpath Outside Wigan Council Worsley Mesnes Outdoor Education Store Worsley Mesnes Drive Wigan WN3 5TE
Received 13 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92261/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Land Adjacent The Poacher Holmes House Avenue Wigan
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92254/ADV
To display externally illuminated fascia signs, 2 no. externally illuminated hanging signs, and window graphics to shopfront glazing
103 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4ND
Received 13 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92251/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, dormer to front together with external alterations including cladding to existing rear dormer
16 Sycamore Avenue Tyldesley M29 8WQ
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92275/HH
Alterations to roof, including increase in ridge height and dormer to the rear.
42 Penswick Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4GA
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92279/MAJOR
To erect two portal frame buildings, (Use Class B2, B8, E), fabrication, distribution, storage and offices facility, together with 38 car parking spaces, all external works and drainage.
Site Of A7 Walter Leigh Way Moss Industrial Estate Leigh
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92270/FULL
To erect new two storey gym and youth hub building (Planning Use Class E(d)), together with associated car-parking
Leigh Sports Centre Sale Way Leigh Sports Village Leigh WN7 4JY
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92274/HH
To retain outbuilding in rear garden.
10 Johnson Street Atherton M46 0RB
Received 16 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92263/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.5 in respect of application A/20/89561/LA
Land Between 84 And 76-78 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TA
Received 13 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92264/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.5 in respect of application A/20/88976/FULL
Open Land Longridge Avenue Standish
Received 13 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92265/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge 3.9 metres
4 Highgate Crescent Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9JE
Received 11 Aug 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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