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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 dates9,445Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,890 approved or refused records
870Refused applications
6,020 approved · 870 refused · 410 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92280/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - replacement porch to the front and construction of detached outbuilding to rear following demolition of existing garage
22 Ashbourne Avenue Wigan WN2 1AD
Received 16 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92317/HH
Proposed first floor side extension
Freezeland Barn Toddington Lane Haigh WN2 1LG
Received 24 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92316/LUCP
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear extension
19 Perth Avenue Ince WN2 2HJ
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92318/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, part single storey part two storey to rear
175 Sale Lane Tyldesley M29 8PA
Received 24 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92299/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5, 9 and 12 in respect of application A/20/90077/FULL
51 - 55 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5JE
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92285/ADV
Installation new of signage scheme comprising of three internally illuminated fascia signs, one internally illuminated hanging sign, non-illuminated signage on the front and rear elevation, together with replacement panel on existing totem sign and the installation of two free standing signs within the car park.
Pets At Home Ltd 19 Loire Drive Robin Park Wigan WN5 0UH
Received 17 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92289/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor rear extension
96 Valley Road Wigan WN5 9HG
Received 17 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92290/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side extension
35H Laithwaite Road Wigan WN5 9SA
Received 17 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92315/LUCP
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
14 Fieldfare Close Lowton WA3 2GN
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92319/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - hip to gable conversion, installation of dormer to rear, alterations to rear first floor window and gable window and erection of bay window and canopy to front
29 Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley M29 7JF
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92320/CU
To convert into 4 no. apartments together with alterations to external elevations
172-174 Manchester Road Ince WN2 2EA
Received 24 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92294/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/20/89561/LA
Land Between 84 And 76-78 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TA
Received 18 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92296/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side and rear with first floor balcony and single storey to rear
54 Whiteside Avenue Hindley Wigan WN2 2SB
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92297/RET
Siting of secure parcel delivery and collection facility to front elevation (retrospective)
Hindley Green Family Church At Bethel Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4SA
Received 19 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92321/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear, together with alterations to existing single storey side extension including new pitched roof and bay window
54 Wigan Road Shevington WN6 8AP
Received 24 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92300/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.13 Plots: 1, 2, 3, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 in respect of application A/19/86515/RMMAJ
Northern Part Of Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92325/HH
To extend dwelling - proposed front extension to provide new porch with wet room, together with pitched roof over garage and roof light
4 Arlington Drive Leigh WN7 3QN
Received 25 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92326/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear
15 Edgeware Grove Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EF
Received 25 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92323/RET
To retain single storey extension to rear
3 Bannister Court Shevington Wigan WN6 8GE
Received 25 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92301/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metre, height to eaves 2.5 metres and height to ridge 3.65 metres
63 Fielders Close Wigan WN3 5AX
Received 23 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92322/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear
1 Medlar Way Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9SB
Received 25 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92327/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to the rear extension, together with a raised decking
262 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 25 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92302/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4m, height to ridge of 2.8m and height to eaves of 2.4m
31 Elm Road Abram Wigan WN2 5XG
Received 20 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92329/VAR
To vary condition 2 and 5 of planning permission A/17/84444/FULL to allow layout and house type alterations to Plot 3 of the approved development.
Land To Rear Of 178-188 Warrington Road Abram
Received 25 Aug 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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